ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR – What led up to the October 7 Massacre
In 1948 the State of Israel was created on land inhabited by both Jews and Arab Palestinians. Hostilities between the two communities that year...
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR – Israel’s Intelligence Failure
The deadly attack by Hamas on 7 October represents the greatest failure of Israeli intelligence in the country's 75-year history. At least 1,200 Israelis...
Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Programme
The Perfect Hedge – China’s Story
The signing of the Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Programme on 27 March 2021 in Tehran went, to a large degree,...
Gaza Conflict and the Role of Iron Dome
In the days preceding the Jerusalem Day, Israel witnessed clashes between the rioting Palestinians and the Israeli Military and the police. Amidst the conflagration...
West Asia : Complex Geopolitical Equations in West Asia
Since the assassination of Iranian Maj Gen Qassem Suleimani on 3 January 2020, there has been much speculation about US-Iran conflict escalating into a...
US-Iran Rivalry : US Strike Has Potential to Upset Indian Economy
Oil prices spiked as tensions in the Middle East flared after the US strike near Baghdad international airport that killed Gen Qassem Soleiman, the...
US-Iran Rivalry : Can Iran Crisis Lead to a Wider War?
Iran's pledge to exact a 'crushing revenge' on American forces in retaliation for the killing of Quds commander Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani can leave...
US-IRAN Rivalry : US Drone Kills Iranian General; Raises The Ante
A US drone air strike killed Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani, the powerful head of Iran's elite Quds Force, in Baghdad on the night of...