India’s foreign policy framework—built on strong, simultaneous ties with Israel, Iran, the US, and Gulf nations—positions it as a potential ‘back‑channel’ negotiator and peace architect in West Asia “One phone call from PM Narendra Modi […]
The attack by Israel on the South Pars gas field prompted Iran to retaliate against energy infrastructure in other West Asian countries WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]
JERUSALEM/ NEW YORK (TIP): India and Israel on Thursday , February 26, elevated their “time-tested” relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to fast-track a long-awaited free trade deal even as Prime Minister Narendra […]
The world is at the mercy of a few technocrats and authoritarian rulers Controlled fire was perhaps one of the most defining moments in human evolution as the ability to cook food gave humans the […]
GENEVA / NEW YORK (TIP): U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday, August 8, 2025, said that “the Israeli Government’s plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Amnesty International issued a report Thursday, July 3, 2025, claiming a controversial Israeli- and U.S.-backed system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday, February 6, authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of US citizens or US allies such as Israel, repeating […]
Donald Trump’s vicious assault on the international criminal court is no surprise. His last administration slapped sanctions on it over its investigations into potential war crimes in Afghanistan, including by the US, and into the […]
With the accord bitterly opposed by some Israeli cabinet hardliners, reports say 24 ministers in Netanyahu’s coalition government voted in favor of the deal while 8 opposed it NEW YORK (TIP): Israel’s cabinet approved a […]
There is every reason to believe that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would be inclined to view India more favorably than others Confirming the adage that the victor takes all, the stunning victory achieved by Donald […]
Israel’s Netanyahu threatens ‘intense war’ if Hezbollah violates truce JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, November 28, during an interview with Israeli Channel 14 that he had ordered the military to […]
Following the failure of the Biden Plan, the ‘bridging proposal’ put forth by Antony Blinken is also on the verge of collapse in the wake of glaring mistrust between Hamas and Israel. US Secretary of […]
TEHERAN (TIP): Iran held a funeral ceremony on August 1 with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike blamed on Israel. Thousands of mourners paid […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Thursday, July 25, to discuss the war in Gaza — and the possibility of securing a cease-fire deal — with U.S. President Joe […]
Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ if it has to; ‘If we need to, we will fight with our fingernail” WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden said Wednesday, May 8, that he would not supply […]
The situation in West Asia has become more volatile and holds dangerous implications “By attacking the Iranian consulate in Damascus — a protected facility under the international conventions — Israel sent a clear message to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 4 that U.S. policy on Israel depends on the protection of civilians in Gaza, in his strongest hint yet of possible conditions […]
In the midst of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, one thing becomes abundantly clear: the urgent necessity for a ceasefire. The relentless cycle of violence, fueled by political agendas and power struggles, has […]
DOHA/JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military on February 9 to draw up a dual plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians from the crowded southern Gazan city of Rafah and defeat the last Hamas […]
As the Gaza conflict reverberates across the region, West Asia could sleepwalk into Armageddon “Targeted killings serve no useful purpose: while the deceased leaders are quickly replaced, the assassinations increase mutual hostility and escalate tensions. […]
NABLUS (TIP): Israel said its security forces shot dead three Palestinians blamed for killing a British-Israeli woman and two of her daughters last month, in a raid in the occupied West Bank on May 4. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The mortal remains of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben, who passed away here early on Friday, December 30, were consigned to flames in Gandhinagar. Heeraba passed away at UN Mehta Institute […]
Jerusalem (TIP): Israel’s Opposition parties on Thursday set the wheels in motion for a potential national unity government after clinching a last-minute agreement to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Prime Minister in the nation’s history. […]
Jerusalem (TIP): Mansour Abbas, an Arab leader in Israel seems to have emerged as the unusual “kingmaker” whose possible support has split open differences not only in the ruling Likud party, but also in its […]
World leaders on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his landslide victory for a second term in office. Congratulatory messages from various parts of the world poured in. While most of them congratulated him over […]
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