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Photo caption:Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) meets Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L). Putin ordered the defense ministry to begin the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria. (AFP)

Russia begins withdrawing Forces from Syria

Mar 18, 2016 - 12:56 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW (TIP): Russia began withdrawing its forces from Syria in a move that will leave the Syrian government to fend for itself to a much greater extent — but with a greatly strengthened hand in negotiations […]

More French girls lured by IS than boys: source

Mar 11, 2016 - 6:35 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

PARIS: In France, more teenage girls than boys are drawn to joining Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, a high-ranking anti-terrorist official told AFP this week. “Among minors, females are over-represented to a proportion […]

Barack Obama says Saudi Arabia needs to learn to share region with Iran

Mar 11, 2016 - 5:29 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama believes that Saudi Arabia, one of America’s most important allies in the Middle East, needs to learn how to “share” the region with its archenemy, Iran, and that both countries […]

Sikhs and Muslims join Trump bandwagon

Mar 7, 2016 - 8:43 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

A group of Sikhs and Muslims mostly from South Asian countries have joined the Donald Trump bandwagon in the US state of Maryland, asserting that the Republican presidential front runner is “not against” their communities. […]

Spain seizes 20,000 uniforms meant for IS, Nusra Front

Mar 5, 2016 - 12:46 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

MADRID: Spain‘s Interior Ministry has announced the seizure of 20,000 military-style uniforms being sent to fighters from the Islamic State group and the Nusra Front. The ministry says that police conducted a counterterrorism operation last […]

Pakistan’s Hand in the Rise of International Jihad

Mar 5, 2016 - 10:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Resident Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan has warned in several recent interviews that unless peace talks with Pakistan and the Taliban produce results in the next few months, his country may not survive 2016. Afghanistan is barely standing, […]

UK records a fall in non-EU migrant arrivals

Feb 26, 2016 - 3:00 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): New figures showing an annual rise in net migration to the UK have provoked fierce debate but many myths persist about the effects of immigration. Here are some of the most common misconceptions: MYTH […]

Armchair Musings

Feb 26, 2016 - 12:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

In a town where neighbors don’t often talk to each other -a survey found that at least 34 percent of New Yorkers went more than a week without speaking to those living nearby. Now that’s something, […]

Tens of thousands flee as Syria regime advances near Aleppo

Feb 5, 2016 - 10:36 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

DAMASCUS (TIP): Tens of thousands of Syrians were reported to have fled their homes on February 4 as regime troops pressed a major Russian-backed offensive around second city Aleppo. Turkey‘s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, speaking […]

New US intelligence report says Islamic State weaker

Feb 5, 2016 - 2:41 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Islamic State has as many as 25,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq, down from a previous estimate of up to 31,000, according to a US intelligence report revealed by the White House on […]

Obama calls for efforts to counter Islamic State in Libya

Jan 29, 2016 - 9:15 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama directed his national security advisers on Thursday to counter efforts by Islamic State to expand into Libya and other countries, the White House said. Islamic State militants have taken […]

Syrian Kurds ‘plan big attack’ to seal Turkish border

Jan 29, 2016 - 9:15 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

BEIRUT (TIP): The powerful Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and its local allies have drawn up plans for a major attack to seize the final stretch of the Syrian-Turkish border held by Islamic State jihadists, a […]

US relies heavily on Saudi Arab money to support Syrian rebels

Jan 29, 2016 - 4:12 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): When President Barack Obama secretly authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to begin arming Syria‘s embattled rebels in 2013, the spy agency knew it would have a willing partner to help pay for the […]

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14,000 Indians Overstayed In US In 2015

Jan 26, 2016 - 12:05 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

WASHINGTON: Over 14,000 of the 8.8 lakh Indians who travelled to the US on visitor or business visa in 2015 overstayed in the country, according to official figures. The data provided by the Department of Homeland […]

United States begins Implementation of Changes to the Visa Waiver Program

Jan 22, 2016 - 7:02 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States began, January 21, implementing changes under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (the Act). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) welcomes more than a […]

Interview: Ambassador Asoke K Mukerji

The Issue of the Nature of Human Beings is of Vital Importance in Diplomacy

Jan 15, 2016 - 11:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Ambassador Asoke K Mukerji has been the Permanent Representative of India at the United Nations from early 2013 to December 31, 2015. Ambassador Mukerji who has served with distinction the MEA for almost 38 years […]

Four Indian youth enroute to join ISIS arrested in Syria

Jan 14, 2016 - 6:16 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Syria has taken four Indian youth in its custody, who were planning to the join terrorist outfit ISIS, and asked the Indian authorities the verify their details. Syrian Deputy Prime minister Walid Al Moaulem, who […]

Battle vs ISIS, battle for the Middle East

Jan 9, 2016 - 8:47 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

ISIS or the Islamic State, also known as IS, ISIL or its Arab acronym, Da’esch, dominated the headlines for 2015. The year saw the terror group spread its hateful and vitriolic ideology beyond the borders of […]

THE RISE AND RISE OF ISIS

Jan 9, 2016 - 8:45 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

ISIS ushered in 2015 with the terrifyingly typical displays of brutality which initially put the group in the international community’s crosshairs. They beheaded Japanese hostages, burned a Jordanian pilot alive in a cage and announced the […]

Syria government to allow aid into besieged and starving Madaya, UN says

Jan 9, 2016 - 7:54 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

DAMASCUS (TIP): Syria‘s government gave permission on Thursday for UN aid deliveries to three besieged towns, including Madaya near Damascus where people are reportedly starving to death, the UN said. “The UN welcomes today’s approval […]

Jihadis kill activist for anti-IS posts on social media

Jan 9, 2016 - 7:44 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

ISTANBUL (TIP): Islamic State (IS) jihadis hijacked the Facebook account of a captured female activist in Raqqa in a bid to lure other opponents into a trap, according to a member of Syria‘s most prominent […]

Refugee exodus is seen as logical outcome of Syrian president's survival strategy.

EXODUS: EUROPE, ASIA, AND BEYOND

Jan 8, 2016 - 7:04 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

As the battles raged in Syria and Iraq, millions of innocent civilians have sought refuge elsewhere to escape the dire straits in their home countries. Their prime destination: Europe. They came via planes, trains, ships, […]

Two men arrested in US on terrorism charges

Jan 8, 2016 - 5:29 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

SACRAMENTO (TIP): US authorities said on Thursday that two people have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in California and Texas, including a refugee from Iraq who is charged with lying to federal investigators about his […]

Indian-Origin Man Suspected To Be ‘New Jihadi John’ In ISIS Video

Jan 8, 2016 - 10:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

LONDON: The terrorist who has been dubbed “new Jihadi John” and appeared in the latest ISIS video threatening attacks on the UK is suspected to be an Indian-origin British Muslim convert, media reports said today. Abu […]

Iran and Saudi Arabia: Islamic Intolerance or Oil Intolerance | In-depth Coverage & Analysis

Jan 5, 2016 - 2:46 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Saudi Arabia has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Iran following Saturday’s (January 2) attack on its embassy in Tehran during protests against executions in the kingdom. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, made […]

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