Jerusalem Format: Searching for a Solution to the Crisis in the Middle East
On July 20, Jerusalem hosted a summit meeting for the national security
advisers of Israel, the US, and Russia that was unusual both in terms...
Article 370 and 35-A: Rigmarole to becloud UN charter and resolutions
India has
scrapped articles 370 and 35-A of its constitution. The article 370 withdraws
`special status’ for disputed Kashmir. According to India, this status
was quid pro quo for...
Gulf wealth: All that glitters is not gold
Little suggests that fabulously wealthy Gulf states and their Middle
Eastern and North African beneficiaries have recognized what is perhaps the
most important lesson of this...
The Vatican and the Russian Federation
Currently
the Vatican is the largest and most effective mediator between the various
ideological worlds and between the old, great political alliances.
A system in which the...
Indonesia abandoning its Capital ?
I have
almost always lived in capital cities. I was born in New Delhi, resided in
London, Prague (before Czechoslovakia split in 1993), Budapest, Rome, Bonn
(long...
Around 2 Million may lose nationality in Assam, India
Assam is a state in northeastern India,
situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River
valleys. With an area of 78,438 km2...
Emptiness and consciousness: Still unseen limits of American politics
“Conscious of his
emptiness, a man tries to make a faith for himself in the political realm. In
vain.”-Karl Jaspers, “Reason and Anti-Reason in our Time”...
US anti-Iran sanctions: Null effect in political-economic terms, but revealing hidden messages
The US
anti-Iran sanctions strike again. Not counting the renewed sanctions that came
back in force following the US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), US
officials...
Playing Palestinian politics: UAE-backed ex-security chief weighs his options
A controversial former security official and Abu
Dhabi-based political operator, Mohammed Dahlan, has lurked for several years
in the shadows of Palestinian politics. Now, he could...
Decadence of Indian Society
As morals erode, society paths to the age
of decadence. India, a dreamed secular bliss is now shattering to its knees
where morals and ethics of...