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The Ukraine imbroglio

Jun 13, 2015 - 2:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The G-7 nations put on a brave face against Russia at a summit held this week in the Bavarian Alps and decided to continue their sanctions against President Vladimir Putin for what they called his […]

‘The Challenge of Journalism is to Survive in the Pressure Cooker of Plutocracy’

Jun 13, 2015 - 1:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Thank you for allowing me to share this evening with you. I’m delighted to meet these exceptional journalists whose achievements you honor with the Helen Bernstein Book Award. What happens to a society fed a […]

A way with the world

Jun 5, 2015 - 11:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, scored most in foreign policy in his first year in power. No one anticipated Modi’s natural flair for diplomacy, to which he has brought imagination and self-assurance. Modi has been more […]

Coalition strikes, fighting kill 40 rebels in Yemen’s Aden

May 30, 2015 - 3:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ADEN (TIP): Saudi-led coalition strikes against Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen’s second city Aden today and ground clashes killed at least 40 Huthis and their allies, the city’s deputy governor said. Residents reported non-stop air […]

Shinzo Abe - PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO COUNTER CHINA

JAPAN UNVEILS $110 BILLION PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO COUNTER CHINA

May 22, 2015 - 4:05 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

TOKYO (TIP): Japan‘s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Thursday a $110 billion investment plan for infrastructure projects in Asia in an apparent counter to China‘s move to launch a new development bank. Abe said […]

CHINA, INDIA LIKELY TO BE LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS OF AIIB

May 22, 2015 - 4:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): China will likely take a 25-30 per cent stake in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and India is likely to be the second-largest shareholder, delegates attending a meeting of the bank’s […]

Taken together, these documents and reading materials paint a complex, nuanced portrait of the world's most wanted man in the years before he was killed in the raid on his compound.

Secrets of the bin Laden ‘treasure-trove’ – 106 documents released

May 22, 2015 - 1:11 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

In his final years hiding in a compound in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden was a man who at once showed great love and interest in his own family while he coldly drew up quixotic plans […]

Decline of American clout – Gulf countries ”loss of trust in the leadership and credibility of the US”

May 15, 2015 - 12:29 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

A near unanimous decision by the six heads of state of the Gulf Cooperation Council not to personally attend the meeting convened by the American President is a most dramatic demonstration of the decline of American clout […]

Iran releases seized Maersk cargo ship

May 8, 2015 - 1:34 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

TEHRAN (TIP): Iran has released the Maersk Tigris cargo vessel seized by its patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz last week over a business dispute, Iranian authorities said May 7. They said the ship […]

Strategic Autonomy as an Indian Foreign Policy Option

May 8, 2015 - 9:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

[quote_right]For a large country like India, which has the potential of becoming a big power in the future, strategic autonomy is a compelling choice. By virtue of its demographic, geographic, economic and military size, India […]

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead: Claims Radio Iran

Apr 27, 2015 - 10:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: The enigmatic chief of Islamic State jihadist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, Radio Iran has reported on Monday. Earlier, a Guardian report quoting sources with inside knowledge of the group reported that […]

A Pakistani military parade in Islamabad in March. Credit Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Nuclear Fears in South Asia – Pak Vs Ind

Apr 16, 2015 - 10:57 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

The world’s attention has rightly been riveted on negotiations aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program. If and when that deal is made final, America and the other major powers that worked on it — China, […]

Alarm bells for India? China plans to build rail link with Nepal through Mt Everest

Apr 11, 2015 - 10:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China is planning to build a tunnel under Mount Everest, called Qomolangma in Tibetan, as part of its plan to extend its rail link to Nepal, the state run China Daily said on […]

Iran minister meets Pakistan military chief amid Yemen dilemma

Apr 11, 2015 - 9:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Pakistan’s powerful military chief Thursday, as the Pakistan government wrestled with a dilemma over how to respond to a request from Saudi Arabia for Pakistani troops […]

Bringing Yemen’s tragedy to an end – Need for a fair Shia-Sunni deal

Apr 11, 2015 - 9:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The civil war in Yemen, exacerbated by the intervention of outside powers, is poised at a delicate stage which could impinge on the larger picture of the Middle East’s future trajectory. The truth is that the poorest […]

Pakistan remains neutral in Yemen fight

Apr 11, 2015 - 12:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Pakistan’s parliament on Friday voted against joining the Saudi-led coalition of Sunni-majority Arab states launching airstrikes against Iranian-backed Shia rebels in Yemen, dashing Riyadh’s hopes for support from outside the region in its fight to […]