IDDF
Senior Fellow at IDDF focusing on strategic analysis, foreign policy, and international governance.
The fighting will not diminish or cease in Syria
The unfolding crisis in Egypt has nudged Syria out of the headlines because a civil war in Egypt…
Odd Ball
While most dictatorships in the neighbourhood have vanished within days of the Arab Spring, the Bashar al-Assad regime…
Democracy has to be redefined to suit the times
A contrasting situation exists with respect to democracy in the present world. While there is encroachment of politics…
Winter’s tale
Each time the courts in Egypt rule against the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, they confirm an ugly reality…
A story of loss and gain in Turkey
The author is a Distinguished Fellow at the Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation and is former secretary, ministry of…
– India is on the threshold of a re-engagement with the Levant
For the prime minister, Narendra Modi, Balochistan is not a flash in the pan. The articulation of Indian…
IS kills off Bengal trade
Balarampur (Purulia), Feb. 28: The Islamic State’s rampage through West Asia has taken the shine off Purulia’s shellac, strangling…
The Syrian ceasefire is a risky and fragile gamble
A tenuous ceasefire came into effect beginning midnight Damascus time on February 27, 2016. The ceasefire was facilitated…
Retardation And Religion
Imagine a 7th century Arab Bedouin village being replicated in north Malabar in verdant Kerala, with its linguistically…
The Significance Of Modi’s Saudi Trip
Narendra Modi, whose humble origin as a “chaiwallah” (tea-seller) has been much-publicized in the past two years, will…