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Why is Azerbaijan not focused on cultivating good relations with India?

Aditi Bhaduri Recently, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev asked India to stay away from supplying defence equipment to arch-rival Armenia. Citing concerns over Azerbaijan’s national security, Aliyev said, “It is a matter of our national security. We cannot sit and wait, seeing how France, India, and Greece are weaponising Armenia against us and doing it openly, ...

Why deepening India-Uzbekistan ties are good for the region

Aditi Bhaduri India-Uzbekistan defense relations have received a major boost with the Inauguration of an IT Laboratory at the Uzbek Academy of Armed Forces by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande. The laboratory is a state-of-the-art IT facility that includes two lecture halls, a cutting-edge cyber security lab, a hardware programming lab, an object-oriented programming lab, a web programming lab, a server room, a multimedia room, and a virtua...

Why we may not see any further escalation in the Iran-Israel stand-off

Aditi Bhaduri Now that Israel has struck Iran in tit-for-tat attacks, the ball is in Tehran's court and there is reason to believe that Iran may not make any further strikes on Israel. After Iran's unprecedented strikes on Israel on 14-15 April, the world had been waiting with bated breath as Israel vowed to avenge this direct attack. Yet, when the attack did come on Thursday night morning it seemed more a message than an att...

Was Iran being pushed to the wall for too long?

Aditi Bhaduri Late on April 13 Israel time, the Israeli military announced that Iran had launched an extensive attack of drone aircraft toward Israel. Iranian state media confirmed that a strike was being conducted, calling it a drone operation launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) - an elite force of the Iranian military. A statement by the IRGC on the night of 13-14 April said that it was attacking Israeli t...

Moscow terror attacks spotlight the role of Tajik nationals in ISIS

Aditi Bhaduri The recent Crocus City Hall terrorist attack near Moscow has turned the spotlight on the tiny Central Asian country of Tajikistan. All the four attackers arrested so far turned out to be ethnic Tajiks and and the Islamic State-Khorasan owned the attack. President Vladimir Putin, however, pointed the finger at Ukraine and said the attackers had traveled towards the Ukraine border after committing the attacks and a "...

Buddhism in Russia is alive and growing

Aditi Bhaduri One of India's greatest gifts to the world has undoubtedly been Buddhism. The spatial spread of Buddhism is breathtaking; the depths of its impact are unquantifiable, and all of it without recourse to violence for its propagation. However, much of the focus of studies or discussions, at least in India, has been on Buddhism's presence in south and southeast Asia. Missing is Buddhism's spread and existence in ...

Can Doval's Israel visit lead to a ceasefire during Ramadan?

Aditi Bhaduri The month of Ramadan has just begun. For Muslims around the world, it is a month of fasting, piety, and reflection. According to Islamic tradition, it is the month when the Holy Quran, the Muslim scripture, was revealed to Islam's prophet Mohammed some 1400 years ago. Healthy, able-bodied Muslims fast during the month from dawn to sunset. Fasting is accompanied by charity, a cornerstone of Islam, towards others...

Yoga is very popular in Syria; Riam Alshadaydeh

She is vivacious, joyful, bright, and smiling, and is also promoting yoga in none other than a place like Syria. Meet Riam Alshadaydeh. Born into a Christian family, she is a native of Damascus, the capital city, and also a city considered to be continuously inhabited for more than 2500 years. Married to musician Elias Zayat, Riam is a mother to two daughters and an unofficial yoga ambassador to Syria. In an interview with&...

Yoga is very popular in Syria; Riam Alshadaydeh

She is vivacious, joyful, bright, and smiling, and is also promoting yoga in none other than a place like Syria. Meet Riam Alshadaydeh. Born into a Christian family, she is a native of Damascus, the capital city, and also a city considered to be continuously inhabited for more than 2500 years. Married to musician Elias Zayat, Riam is a mother to two daughters and an unofficial yoga ambassador to Syria. In an interview with&...

How India secured release of 8 Indian Navy veterans from Qatar

Aditi Bhaduri The recent return of the Indian Navy retired personnel from Qatar is yet another demonstration that India is no push-over, (in case anyone thought it was). And that unity is our strength for it was a joint diplomatic and security endeavour, facilitated by the top leadership in both countries. First, a recap is due. News suddenly broke in August 2022 that eight retired personnel of the Indian Navy had been arre...

India-Russia ties can be a paradigm for countries seeking to befriend India

Aditi Bhaduri The five-day visit of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to the Russian Federation from 25-29 December 2023 has caused quite a stir both in India and Russia and abroad as many angry opinion pieces in Western media show. Why has this visit caused this stir; what was the visit meant to convey; Was it meant to reboot bilateral relations or is there an inevitability to Indo-Russiam ties? The answer must lie somew...

I like the neutrality of Awaz-the Voice

Aditi Bhaduri When I first heard about a new digital publication “Awaz-The Voice” I was skeptical. The publication promised to be a voice for the voiceless; it also promised to highlight stories and positive changes taking place in Indian society but was being ignored by the mainstream media. “We have been reporting with a sense of absolute commitment to the truth and collective flourishing of the human kind”; reads...

Testimonial: Awaz the Voice: As I see it

Aditi Bhaduri When I first heard about a new digital publication “Awaz-The Voice” I was skeptical. The publication promised to be a voice for the voiceless; it also promised to highlight stories and positive changes taking place in Indian society but was being ignored by the mainstream media. “We have been reporting with a sense of absolute commitment to the truth and collective flourishing of the human kind”; reads...

Malaysia: Islamic nation where coexistence and tolerance is a way of life

Aditi Bhaduri As the plane began its descent, I peered curiously out of the window. It was around 4 am local time. The dawn was just breaking, the dark skies streaked with bold orange. Gradually, the Andaman Sea came into view below; the aircraft continued its descent as if it would gently dive into the shimmering blue when the palm-fringed shores appeared. So far so beautiful. Yet, I didn't know what to expect. I was returni...

Why Malaysia is truly Asia

Aditi Bhaduri As the plane began its descent, I peered curiously out of the window. It was around 4 am local time. The dawn was just breaking, the dark skies streaked with bold orange. Gradually, the Andaman Sea came into view below; the aircraft continued its descent as if it would gently dive into the shimmering blue when the palm-fringed shores appeared. So far so beautiful. Yet, I didn't know what to expect. I was returni...

India can't be more Arab than Arabs in supporting cause of Palestine

Aditi Bhaduri The Hamas-Israel conflict is in its fourth week now and shows no signs of letting up. As is the peculiarity of this conflict, it attracts immense emotions across the globe with the people cheering for either side. India is no exception. Israel-Palestinian tensions always manage to evoke some kind of primordial passion amongst people thousands of miles away from the conflict zone and with no apparent emotional or religio...

Decoding the surprising Hamas assault on Israel

Aditi Bhaduri Just after Saturday morning, Hamas launched a multi-pronged attack- "Operation Al Aqsa Flood" - from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Hamas is an Islamist militant organization affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. It has been governing Gaza, where it also has its base, since 2007. Its main backers are Iran, Qatar, and Turkey. It does not have any significant support in the West Bank where the Palestinian Authori...

IMEC is different from China's BRI in being a multilateral Coop venture: Mohammed Soliman

Aditi Bhaduri Mohammed Soliman is the Director of the Strategic Technologies and Cyber Security Program at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. He is the visionary architect of I2u2 and has dedicated the past many years to passionately championing the cause of geo-economic and geopolitical integration among the littoral states of the Eurasian rim land. Amid chaos and disorder in the Middle East, Mohammed has built a ...

IMEC is different from China's BRI in being a multilateral Coop venture: Mohd Soliman

Aditi Bhaduri Mohammed Soliman is the Director of the Strategic Technologies and Cyber Security Program at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. He is the visionary architect of I2u2 and has dedicated the past many years to passionately championing the cause of geoeconomic and geopolitical integration among the littoral states of the Eurasian rimland. Amid chaos and disorder in the Middle East, Mohammed has built a fr...

Saudi, Israel participation in IMEEC may help breakthrough on Palestine

Aditi Bhaduri At the recently concluded G20 summit in Delhi, a major announcement made was - the launching of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC). The IMEEC MoU was signed by India, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, UAE, European Union, Italy, France and Germany. The IMEC is envisaged as a multi-modal route connecting India to Europe and further the US through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi, Arabia, and Israel. Th...

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