“It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive,” observed Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister. This statement captures a recurring pattern in global politics, where nations initiating conflict often justify their actions as necessary responses to perceived threats. As the leader of a newly independent India,…
A direct line of communication between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has recently been restored, reported Axios on Monday, citing a US official and an informed source. Axios noted that it remains unclear how detailed or significant the exchanges between Araghchi and Witkoff have been, marking the first known direct…
IndiGo said it will operate flights to eight destinations in the Middle East, and on select routes to Europe amid the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict. Key destinations include Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi and London. The war entered its 11th day with no end in sight as its effects rippled across the Middle East…
London: British warship HMS Dragon departed for the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday, more than a week after Britain’s air base in Cyprus was attacked by a drone in the aftermath of the United States and Israel launching attacks against Iran. Britain’s government has been criticized for not being able to send a warship to the…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday (March 5) that the long-standing “special relationship” between the United Kingdom and the United States remains strong, despite criticism from US President Donald Trump over London’s response to US strikes on Iran. Speaking at a press conference, Starmer insisted that intelligence cooperation and joint military coordination between…
Although the Iranians say ill-fated IRIS Dena was a ‘guest of Indian Navy’, authoritative sources confirmed to HT that the ship did not ask for any help after war was declared on February 28. IRIS Dena participated in the International Fleet Review (IFR) in Vizag from February 16 to February 25, the US-Israeli attack on…
A routine international business trip took an unexpected turn for an Indian entrepreneur after escalating tensions in the Middle East disrupted air travel across the Gulf. Sanjay Varnwal, CEO and co-founder of Spyne, found himself stranded in Kuwait after his connecting flight to New York was forced to return mid-air due to sudden airspace closures…
The Islamic regime is at its weakest now. But it is too early to say that Iran will see a regime change. Source
