The US is getting something right — in LebanonPeace talks with Iran are a complex process to define the post-conflict regional balance. While Iran seeks to leverage its control over the...
30 Jun, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
India’s Op Sindoor shows why clear war aims matter in modern conflictsIndia's Op Sindoor offers a model for modern warfare. Unlike protracted conflicts, it used calibrated force with clear objectives. The oper...
07 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Islamic State reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and IraqMiddle East leaders and Western allies are concerned about a potential resurgence of Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq following the fal...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
Iraqi PM to focus on US troop withdrawal in Biden meetingThe White House talks between the two allies come just a week after a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, despite Baghdad dec...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
Explainer: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?There are already signs of a possible Islamic State comeback as the group exploits security gaps widened by a year of protests and the pand...
03 Dec, 2020, 01.09 PM IST
Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdrawsThe upheaval prolongs a leadership vacuum at the helm of the government amid a severe economic crisis and viral pandemic. In December, care...
09 Apr, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
What impact is coronavirus having on Middle East conflicts?The United Nations has appealed for ceasefires in all the major conflicts rocking the planet, with its chief Antonio Guterres on Friday war...
05 Apr, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Myanmar operations: Get global outreach, train units like US Navy SealsOn June 9, in the jungles of Myanmar, India sent a subcontinental-size message through a military operation by its Special Forces.
12 Jul, 2018, 04.01 PM IST
North Korea is 'most urgent' threat to peace: James MattisNoting that the global security situation in worsening, he said America's challenge is characterised by a decline in the long-standing rule...
13 Jun, 2017, 01.15 PM IST
Muslims need new world order to prevent Jihadi movement: M J AkbarA large number of community leaders, politicians and diplomats from South Asian countries, including Pakistan, were among those who attende...
25 Nov, 2014, 03.41 PM IST
UN must demonstrate zero tolerance for terrorism: India"It is an inescapable conclusion" that member states have an obligation to act swiftly to prevent their sovereign territory from being used...
20 Nov, 2014, 02.42 PM IST
US asks neighbours to encourage inclusive government in IraqIran, Ben Rhodes argued, could play a role in using their influence to encourage an inclusive process of government formation.
02 Jul, 2014, 08.45 AM IST
US, UK spy agencies tap data from smartphone apps: ReportEvery time smartphone users fire up apps like Angry Birds and Google Maps, US and British spy agencies extract huge amounts of personal dat...
28 Jan, 2014, 06.17 PM IST
Pakistan's new envoy to US Jalil Abbas Jilani to play crucial role in 2014Pakistan's new envoy to the US, former Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani, is expected to play a key role in steering bilateral ties.
28 Dec, 2013, 08.58 PM IST
No better way to protect US than surveillance, says NSA chiefThe NSA chief said he knows of no better way his agency can help protect the US from foreign threats than with spy programs.
12 Dec, 2013, 08.20 AM IST
- At least 7 blasts rip through Baghdad, killing 50
At least seven bombs ripped through apartment buildings across Baghdad on Tuesday and another struck a market, killing at least 50 people a...
07 Apr, 2010, 01.42 AM IST
- Battle ahead over future US role in Iraq
The decisive battle of the Iraq war is shaping up not in the streets of Baghdad but in the halls of government where the future of America'...
22 Jun, 2008, 05.52 AM IST