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The scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the recent weeks by two prominent writers in the US — the Washington Post’s Max Boot (here) and the New Yorker magazine’s Dexter Filkins (here) — is the latest indicator underscoring that the tide of American liberal opinion regarding...

Palestinian children play outside their dwelling in al-Eizariya town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank with the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim in the background. “I believe the security situation will improve (in J&K), it will allow the refugees to go back, and in your lifetime, you will be...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is keen on enhancing trade and business interaction with Mexico and investors from both the countries can benefit from the available trade opportunities in the different sectors, said Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla. Speaking with the media at Parliament House...

India cannot, should not and need not substitute Saudi Arabia as a preferred partner to Iran – or vice versa ByM.K. BHADRAKUMAR The India-Iran relationship had its ups and downs during the decades under the Shah’s rule. The lowest point was reached when, during the 1965 and 1971 wars with...

Beijing’s crude imports from the Gulf monarchy jumped by more than 75% in October ByALISON TAHMIZIAN MEUSE, BIKFAYA China has upped its imports of Saudi oil significantly, part of a bid to draw Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman into its orbit amid an ongoing trade war with the United States...

In June 2018, two major government-owned oil companies based in the Persian Gulf region, Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), jointly signed a memorandum of understanding for setting up the world’s largest single-location refinery in Ratnagiri district of India’s Maharashtra...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had to turn back from the London Bridge Hospital where he was scheduled for a medical test after police sealed the area following reports of a shooting and a knife attack. Reports said that Sharif was on his way to the hospital when an alert was...

In a first: Saudi Arabia hosts Arab Fashion Week By AFP Published: April 11, 2018 Participants attend the opening ceremony of the Arab Fashion Week, on April 10, 2018, at Ritz Carlton hotel in the Saudicapital Riyadh. / AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE RIYADH: Jean Paul Gaultier and Roberto...

Saudi Arabia seeks French help for music, cinema and opera By AF Published: April 9, 2018 "I cannot think of a better partner for culture and art than France," says Saudi Culture Minister Awwad Alawwad. PHOTO : REUTERS/FILE PARIS: Saudi Arabia will employ French expertise to set up a...

Russia’s military offer stalls in Lebanon, for now Attempts by Moscow to forge a military pact with Beirut have been underway, but have been delayed by the US through Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri By SAMI MOUBAYED APRIL 8, 2018 4:12 PM (UTC+8) Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack planes at the...

Astonishing Admission of Cheating Rocks Australian Cricket By TIM WIGMOREMARCH 26, 2018 It is commonly said in Australia that the captain of the national cricket team is the second most important job in the land. The role goes beyond sports; it bequeaths a certain moral authority, too. In the...

Enabled by the dominant political temper, shaming and bashing Muslims is fast becoming an accepted trend among India’s cosmopolitan smart set. And it begins early, at school. Sonia Sarkar reports on why this should worry us all Sonia Sarkar Mar 25, 2018 00:00 IST 86 When 12-year-old Noopur...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused of spying on citizens using official smartphone app The Prime Minister's party says the 5m users' data was only used for 'analytics' Mythili Sampathkumar New York @MythiliSk 11 hours ago The Independent Online Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Ram Navami violence in Bengal: 3 dead; BJP state president Dilip Ghosh booked for defying weapon ban Violence in Raniganj , PTI DNA Web Team Updated: Mar 27, 2018, 10:34 AM IST The number of casualties after violence during the Ram Navami procession in West Bengal has increased to 3...

Cobrapost ‘sting’: Media silent, Twitter outraged NH WEB DESKPublished: Mar 26th 2018, 07.18 PM 2.58 K Engagements NH Photo by Vishwadeepak Cobrapost editor Aniruddha Bahal (third from right) at the press conference on the news website’s purported sting operation, in New Delhi on March 26...

Security Contractors in the Middle East: First the Americans and Now the Russians There are many opaque, if not hidden, reasons for using contractors in a war zone. Thomas BruneauDaniel G. Straub March 25, 2018 There is much in the current news about Russian security contractors dying in...

Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen Has Been a Disaster The Saudi-led coalition cannot win the war but it can settle the conflict on favorable terms, and the United States should help it do just that. Yoel GuzanskyAri Heistein March 25, 2018 TweetShareShare This month marks three years since the...

Regional cooperation on Afghanistan remains a chimera US commander in Kabul rattles peace process with allegations of Russian involvement on eve of Tashkent conference The international conference on Afghanistan, scheduled to take place in Tashkent on Monday, seems doomed to become yet another...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declared in a '60 Minutes' interview that Saudi Arabia would quickly acquire a nuclear bomb if Iran develops a nuclear weapon first By UWE PARPART MARCH 20, 2018 12:45 AM (UTC+8 When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS for short) meets US President...

Western Firm Cambridge Analytica is Meddling in Pakistan’s Democracy – Not Russia Written by Tayyab Baloch on 2018-03-18 The controversial big data mining firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) is working on Pakistan from a Dubai based office. This foreign firm was hired by ousted Pakistani Prime...