India & U.S. India & U.S.: The Trump show John CherianUnited States President Donald Trump turns a blind eye to the Narendra Modi regime’s handling of the Delhi violence as the two sides seal their milita
U.S.-Taliban deal Afghanistan: Relief for nowJohn CherianThe agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban on February 29, which will see the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, may finally b
UN intervention Global concern John CherianThe United Nations human rights body intervenes forcefully against the violence in Delhi, and Western and Muslim countries raise serious concern about
Iran U.S. & Iran: Wages of aggression John CherianThe impact of Iran’s counter-attack following Qassem Soleimani’s targeted assassination has not been so light as the U.S. wants the world to believe.
The Philippines U.S. & The Philippines: Parting ways John CherianPresident Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines terminates the Visiting Forces Agreement with the U.S. in what is perceived as part of his government’s m
Israel-Palestine Palestine: End of a hate planJOHN CHERIAN Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” for peace between Palestine and Israel, which seeks to legitimise Israeli annexation of Palestinian territory, me
India-Brazil India & Brazil: Allies in arms John CherianUnder Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s right-wing dispensation seeks to forge strategic ties with India and expand trade, particularly in defence.
Malaysia Troubled relations between India and MalaysiaJohn CherianPrime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s views on Kashmir and the CAA upset the Indian government, which retaliates by stopping the import of palm oil from t
U.S.-Iran Deceptive calm in West AsiaJohn CherianAfter the precise counterstrike by Iran on U.S. bases in Iraq, the two countries have avoided further drastic action although there is a scaling-up of
U.S. in Iraq U.S. troops as targetsJohn CherianThe bombing of the Kataib Hizbollah camps and the murder of Soleimani have made the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq unfeasible.
Soleimani assassination Suicidal assassination of Qassem SoleimaniJohn CherianThe assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on the orders of U.S. President Trump has redrawn the battle lines in the West Asian region.
Pakistan Special Court in Pakistan finds Musharraf guilty of high treasonJohn CherianBy sentencing former President Musharraf to death for subverting the Constitution, the country’s higher judiciary sends out a strong message on civili
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
