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Opinion | Syria: Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Thursday December 19, 2024

Why is the Arab world perpetually at war with itself? Why does it spawn so many extremist groups? Why has it been trapped in cycles of violence and instability for decades?

Opinion | Tabish Khair, Literature, And What It Means To Be A 'Bihari'

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Tuesday December 17, 2024

In Literature Against Fundamentalism, his latest nonfiction work, Tabish Khair boldly makes the case that literature is the ultimate counterweight to fundamentalist thinking.

Opinion | France To Germany To Belgium, EU Is Imploding

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Monday December 09, 2024

The greatest threat to the EU doesn't come from Moscow or Beijing, but from within. Populist and nationalist movements are on the rise, fuelled by a toxic blend of economic anxiety, cultural insecurity, and distrust of Brussels.

Opinion | Two Sides Of The Same Coin: Fundamentalists Share Worldview Yet Remain Hostile

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Tuesday November 26, 2024

Earlier this month, tragic news from Texas brought the abortion debate into sharp focus.

Opinion | The Logistics Of Trump's Deportation Dream Are Not So Pretty

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Tuesday November 19, 2024

The hurdles in actually executing Trump's grand plan are staggering. The logistics of ramping up the system are as daunting as the rhetoric is bold.

Opinion | Just Like Rome, The American Empire Is Crumbling From Within

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Wednesday November 13, 2024

Washington's influence, for instance, extends to every corner of the glob-ejust as Rome's once did across the Mediterranean and beyond. But beneath the surface, familiar cracks are beginning to show.

Opinion | India-Canada Row: Which Way Will Trump Look?

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Monday November 11, 2024

With Trump's return to the Oval Office just weeks away, some in India are already hoping that he will put New Delhis new adversary, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his place.

Opinion | 'And I Love You So...': Notes On Musk-Trump Brotherhood

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Thursday November 07, 2024

What really pushed Tesla CEO Elon Musk into Donald Trumps arms? Apparently, it was none other than Joe Biden and his frequent snubs.

Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Wednesday November 06, 2024

The America that once championed the free press and the right to protest now appears stuck in a state of democratic backsliding. Polarisation, bipartisan gridlock and eroded trust in government have taken their toll.

Opinion | India To Africa, Calls For Britain To Pay Reparations Are Growing

Syed Zubair Ahmed | Monday November 04, 2024

Patrick Robinson, a UN judge, indicated last year that the United Kingdom may owe over $24 trillion in reparations for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Opinion | What Sanctions? How US' Favourite Foreign Policy Tool Is Backfiring

Syed 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 Biden

Syed 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 Espionage

Syed 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 War

Syed 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 Show

Syed 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.

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