Anchal Vohra writes on the Middle East and Europe
Game of Thobes
An iconic city retrieves its romance from the wreckage of war
The India-Israel romance irks the Middle East a bit but it has not damaged India’s interests in the region so far
The purge in Riyadh and the deepening Cold War between Saudi Arabia and Iran
ISIS has been defeated but there is still no trace of the Indians who went missing
The defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria should not be an occasion for global complacency. Anchal Vohra reports from Najaf and Baghdad
The war may not be over yet but Syria begins to rebuild from the ruins. What’s there for India as China monopolises the reconstruction contracts? Anchal Vohra reports from Damascus
The dead and the missing in the ruins of this historical city merge into the larger narrative of the future of the Islamic State
India chooses its partner of the future as an anxious Middle East watches
Israel waits for Modi, a natural friend
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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