Expert Explains | What US-Iran war could mean for Iraq’s internal political landscape
Considering the optics of the recently announced NATO withdrawal and the promised US withdrawal by September 2026, those harbouring pro-Iran sentiments foresee a chance for fresh dominance.
Expert Explains | As war drags into third week, what Iran is looking to achieve
Tehran’s present response is a far cry from the face-saving positions Iran has adopted in previous conflicts, especially the 12-day war in June 2025. So what has enabled this new […]
US negotiating position is brute force. Iran’s is the power to hurt
Given the challenges, risks, costs, time-insensitivity, and unguaranteed success, it will not be surprising if enthusiasm about the blockade declines in the coming weeks.
Can Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s ‘pragmatic hardliner’, deliver a deal? Peace talks in Islamabad today
Why the recent US-Iran conflict is not a T-20 match with an instant winner but a Test series — a prolonged contest to solve countless disputes.
Pause welcome but path ahead forbidding: Five key minefields amid US-Iran chasm
A way has to be found to bridge the gulf on Iran’s missile programme; free passage through Strait of Hormuz; sanctions relief; regional security; and Iran’s use of ‘proxies’. But […]
In Delhi’s support for Arab Gulf, a return of the Bombay school of thought
The Bombay School saw India’s security beginning at sea. Its leading figures — John Malcolm and Mountstuart Elphinstone — viewed Persia and Arabia as the natural outer ring of India’s […]