(Bloomberg) — Australia said it is assessing a request from Gulf nations for defensive military support to protect them against Iranian drone and missile attacks. “We have been asked for assistance, and we will work through that carefully,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday, adding Australia won’t take part in…
“War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.” Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, was a profound critic of military conflict and had asserted that war does not correct injustices — instead, they exacerbate suffering. LiveMint’s quote for the day serves as a…
Indian embassies in West Asia have issued separate directives for Indian nationals stuck in the 14 Gulf nations, where a conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran has caused severe disruptions, with airspaces being closed and travel being limited. The Indian Embassy in Qatar in its recent update has issued a slew of instructions for…
