Indian Naval Ship Trikand, a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, departed from Port Victoria, Seychelles, on March 20, 2026, following an enriching port call that underscored India’s deepening defence cooperation with the island nation. During the visit, Captain Sachin Kulkarni, Commanding Officer of the ship, called on senior government functionaries and the High Commissioner […]
A single Israeli airstrike on the world’s largest gas field has ignited a chain of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, crippling energy infrastructure from Tehran to Doha and sending shockwaves to petrol pumps from Mumbai to Minneapolis. The flames that erupted over Iran’s Bushehr Province on the night of March 18 were visible from […]
The unfolding drama in the Persian Gulf is just baffling the pundits around the world. Just yesterday, US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and dropped a bombshell that should have every strategist in Washington squirming. “The United States knew nothing about this particular attack,” he wrote, referring to Israel’s audacious strike on Iran’s South […]
US President Donald Trump is badly trapped between his campaign promises against war and the strategic quicksand he has walked into on February 28, 2026, joining Israeli attacks on Iran, killing its top leadership. As the escalated war enters Day 18, Trump has no good options, and his reaction will likely be driven by ego […]
The gun has been raised on one of the most far-reaching of international diplomats elections of 2026. There are five applicants to replace Antonio Guterres as the Secretary-General of the United Nations and starting April 20, one candidate will be subjected to the most examined job interview in the universe. On Friday, General Assembly President […]
The IEA is reacting to the effects of the conflict in the Middle East on the energy market. The Strait of Hormuz holds significant effects on the world economy and the energy security and affordability through the disruption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and energy infrastructure in the region. The […]
Iran has categorically denied reports suggesting it gave special permission for India-flagged oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing the claims as unfounded amid the ongoing conflict that has choked the vital shipping lane since late February. The controversy erupted yesterday when several Indian news outlets reported that Tehran had quietly agreed […]
From a smoke-stained guard tower in Baghdad to a backpack bomb in Oslo and gunshots at dawn in Toronto, Iran has increasingly turned the world’s diplomatic consulates into combat zones. The guard tower at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center had barely stopped smoking when the State Department alert went out Tuesday night. Six drones had […]
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted on X a little earlier today stating that the U.S Navy had escorted an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, which is strategically important, in order to effectively guarantee that oil continued to flow into the world markets. The post was removed soon and it caused some confusion […]
There is a test that powerful countries administer to everyone else every few decades. It is not announced formally. There is no letter, no ceremony, no official notice. The test arrives disguised as a trade policy. You discover you are being tested only by watching how you respond. Trump administered that test in 2025. The […]
Donald Trump has a Churchill problem. Not the kind he thinks. When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hesitated to open UK military bases for the Iran strikes last week, Trump was furious. Standing in the Oval Office beside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, he delivered his verdict on the special relationship in nine words: “This is […]
The United States and Cuba have been on the rise as the Cuban authorities indicated on Feb. 25 that their border guards fired and killed four and injured six individuals in a speed boat owned in Florida which it claimed was trying to carry out a terroristic infiltration into the island. The interior ministry at […]
A new agreement between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast is being viewed by the United Nations as a potentially significant step toward stabilising a region long shaped by conflict and competing authorities. Briefing members of the UN Security Council for the first time in his role as Deputy Special Envoy […]
Climate change is increasingly threatening agriculture in Kenya, where farming remains the backbone of the economy and the primary source of income for millions of families. With up to 75 percent of the population relying on agriculture for their livelihoods, unpredictable weather patterns and declining soil productivity are putting growing pressure on rural communities. Against […]