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Tiny Sri Lanka showed the powerful the continued relevance of non-alignment
By rescuing personnel from an Iranian vessel hunted by the world’s bigger power, Sri Lanka showed that non-alignment has a role to play in bringing back sanity
The many reasons why countries crave nuclear weapons
Security, prestige, geopolitical competition and an urge for technological advancement are some of the factors behind the decision to go nuclear
Subservience of Silence: India’s Complicity in U.S.-Israel’s Unjust War Against Iran
The Hindutva government of Narendra Modi remained silent as the U.S. torpedoed Iranian warship that just days ago participated in naval exercise alongside Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal.
In the age of power, India must play peacemaker
Formal multilateral institutions remain important. However, they were designed for a different distribution of power and a different strategic climate
Congress questions Modi govt after Hegseth confirms US sub sank IRIS Dena in Indian Ocean
'At least 80 people killed in US submarine strike on Iranian warship in Indian Ocean,' Sri Lanka’s deputy foreign minister told local media
How the Indian hoi polloi see the Iran-Israel war
By Bharati Chaturvedi/Facebook New Delhi, March 2 – We have an Israeli neighbour. Even though we have never seen him, we know he is popular because he hosts parties where Punjab politicians or officials with heavily armed security guards show up. This is high drama...
Regime change bid in Iran – the stumbling blocks
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, March 5 – The joint US-Israeli air attack on Iran was a bid to bring about a regime change and establish total US-Israeli dominance in the West Asian region. The nuclear enrichment issue, which the duo had touted as the reason...
South Asian countries have struggled to have relations with Israel
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 3 – Countries in South Asia, barring Nepal, have had severe problems establishing ties with Israel. It wasn’t easy to shed their anti-imperialist and anti-colonial commitments and reconcile to the stubborn reality of Israel – a key player in the...
Stumbling blocks enroute to regime change in Iran
By P.K.Balachandran/The Daily Times of Bangladesh Colombo, March 4 – The joint US-Israeli air attack on Iran was a bid to bring about a regime change and establish total US-Israeli dominance in the West Asian region. The nuclear enrichment issue, which the duo had touted...
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