Israel and Pakistan both stole crucial centrifuge blueprints from European consortium Urenco, and both helped other countries develop nuclear bombs through illegal sales of design and technology, thus aiding proliferation
In a statement that may incur MAGA wrath and displeasure at home, Yossi Melman says he prefers Western forces, not Israel, targeting Iran’s nuclear programme
Washington-based Iran expert Trita Parsi says Trump can still bring Iran to the negotiating table, but only by abandoning the zero-enrichment demand championed by Israel
President Trump’s statement on the Israeli attack on Iran contradicts that of his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who described the strikes as a “unilateral action.”
India in mourning after the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashes moments after take-off, raising questions about aviation safety. Lone survivor among 242 aboard, many students of BJ Medical College feared killed as the plane on fire crashes into their dining hall
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle