Opinion | What Sanctions? How US' Favourite Foreign Policy Tool Is BackfiringSyed Zubair Ahmed | Tuesday October 29, 2024 For the US, the question is not just whether sanctions are effective, but if they are backfiring. Sanctions might weaken economies, but they help autocratic regimes exploit public sentiment in order to stay in power.Opinion | America Is No Longer What It Used To Be, Thanks To BidenSyed Zubair Ahmed | Thursday October 24, 2024 The decline of Pax Americana may not have started under Biden, but it certainly accelerated under him.Opinion | With CIA And Mossad, West Shouldn't Lecture Others On EspionageSyed Zubair Ahmed | Wednesday October 23, 2024 From the CIA's colossal resources and Mossad's precision strikes to MI6s legacy of colonial espionage and RAW's rising influence, these agencies navigate the murky waters of international politics anddiplomacy.Opinion | Iran Is Embattled. But It's Still Winning The Ideological WarSyed Zubair Ahmed | Friday October 18, 2024 What Iran cannot do militarily to Israel, it's doing with its soft power. It has encircled the Jewish state with a web of entities deeply influenced by its ideology.Opinion | India Can Do A Lot With BRICS - If It Doesn't Let China Run The ShowSyed Zubair Ahmed | Friday October 11, 2024 China and Russia are pushing BRICS to become a decidedly anti-West bloc. The recent inclusion of anti-West Iran, at their behest, is a case in point.Opinion | No, Biden Doesn't Get To Moan Over An 'Out-Of-Hand' Netanyahu NowSyed Zubair Ahmed | Thursday October 10, 2024 Last week, the most powerful leader of the most powerful country found himself, shall we say, whining about 'Bibi' - as Netanyahu's nickname goes - almost like a disappointed father admonishing his beloved but mischievous son.Opinion | Why Is UK PM Starmer So Upset With Elon Musk?Syed Zubair Ahmed | Thursday October 03, 2024 The relationship between Musk and Starmer has been frosty at best since the Labour Party came to power in July. Starmer, many believe, is upset with the American billionaire for his unsavoury remarks on how the Labour government handled the riots.Opinion | The Real Reason US Keeps Accusing Russia Of Meddling In Its ElectionsSyed Zubair Ahmed | Wednesday September 25, 2024 The truth is that the ongoing allegations and counter-allegations of election interference are just one front in a larger information war between the West and Russia.Opinion | 'We Lost Her': A Smartphone Epidemic Is Ruining Europe's New GenerationSyed Zubair Ahmed | Wednesday September 18, 2024 Parent-led movements are pushing for stricter screen time regulations, and even bans in schools, calling for comprehensive policies to protect the next generation's future.Opinion | India-Pak Peace Is Possible - Only If Pak Army Takes A Back SeatSyed Zubair Ahmed | Wednesday September 11, 2024 If India and Pakistan have tepid bilateral relations today, it is because the Pakistan army appears reluctant to allow civilian governments to build a warm relationship with India.Opinion | IC 814 Row, And My 1994 Encounter With Terrorist Omar SheikhSyed Zubair Ahmed | Friday September 06, 2024 The Netflix web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack has sparked a controversy over names of a few of the hijackers. But it has taken me back to my chance encounter with Omar Sheikh, one of the three terrorists released after the hijack.Opinion | India Is Finally Reversing Its Semiconductor MisfortuneSyed Zubair Ahmed | Thursday September 05, 2024 The Modi government has recognised the fact that if India needs to be a big geopolitical player, it needs to be the leading light in the semiconductor arena.Opinion | China's Chip March Is Fast Becoming A Nightmare For USSyed Zubair Ahmed | Tuesday September 03, 2024 It is a matter of worry for the US that its containment policy against China has not had the desired effect. It invokes national security as one of the primary reasons for checkmating the Chinese chipmaking industry's rapid growth.Opinion | Crime, Poverty, Fear: Great Britain Is Not So Great AnymoreSyed Zubair Ahmed | Thursday August 29, 2024 Brexit and then the Covid-19 pandemic led to an upswing in unemployment and pushed scores of communities in the UK below the poverty line.Opinion | Kamala Harris, Sunak, Obama, And Their Struggle To Truly 'Belong'Syed Zubair Ahmed | Monday August 26, 2024 Kamala, in essence, is yet another example of how across the West, even if political leaders of colour manage to reach the top, they find themselves operating within systems dominated by White leaders.12...3