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Talmiz Ahmad
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The writer is a former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia
    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Modi's visit to Palestine to reshape Mideast ties

    The Prime Minister will also announce financial and technical support to the Palestinian Authority at Ramallah.

    7 Feb 2018 2:14 AM IST

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Persian Spring' rattles Tehran, won't shake it

    As in the case of the Arab uprisings, the social media has played a key role in mobilising the demonstrators.

    5 Jan 2018 12:06 AM IST

    At present, no country or group is pursuing a peace process to reconcile these estranged nations with confidence-building measures and promotion of dialogue.Age on Sunday
    Warning! quicksand ahead in West Asia

    The restoration of the legitimate government of Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, in whose name the war was initiated, remains a...

    31 Dec 2017 7:15 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump at United Nations 72nd General Assembly meet in UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Trump plays with fire in shift on Jerusalem

    Trump had called several Arab leaders earlier to alert them about his impending announcement.

    8 Dec 2017 1:28 AM IST

    Authorities stand near a damaged Home Depot truck after a motorist drove onto a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people in New York. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    After ISIS' fall in Syria-Iraq & lone wolf' hits, bigger challenges...

    Donald Trump has criticised the politically correct US immigration policies that had enabled Saipov to enter the...

    4 Nov 2017 12:57 AM IST

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Amid Mideast turmoil, Saudis look to Moscow

    The King's visit has also taken bilateral ties into the new area of defence cooperation.

    11 Oct 2017 1:11 AM IST

    This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Kim-Don row: World is at risk

    A worried Xi Jinping, in a telephonic conversation with Mr Trump, called on all parties to exercise restraint .

    25 Aug 2017 12:30 AM IST

    The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    If Trump axes Iran deal, world unsafe

    US reports indicate the administration is looking at several options to end the agreement.

    18 Aug 2017 2:27 AM IST

    Islamic state fighters. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Jihad to proliferate despite blow to ISIS

    The battle to recapture Mosul, Iraq's second city and ISIS' capital, began in October last year.

    5 July 2017 2:28 AM IST

    Mohammed bin Salman with Mohammed bin Nayef.Opinion
    Saudi royal shift may lead to adventurism

    There are legitimate concerns that the Trump-Mohammed duo could lead the region into an all-out war.

    27 Jun 2017 12:20 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump, center, sits with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, prior to a meeting with Belgiums King Philippe and his wife Queen Mathilde at the Royal Palace in Brussels. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Targeting Iran: Trump raises the danger level

    The President's Islamophobia has now become Iranophobia.

    25 May 2017 6:26 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Can disruptive' Trump strike West Asia deal?

    Trump's senior officials who visited the region recently have already put the basis for the anti-Iran alliance into...

    15 May 2017 12:11 AM IST

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