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Deepika Saraswat

Deepika Saraswat

Articles by Deepika Saraswat

The changing calculus of the conflict in West Asia

Targeting Iran’s broader industrial and civilian infrastructure, as well as potential ground operations, will mean a protracted war where the costs rise and strategic gains for US-Israel remain uncertain. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 3, 2026 15:39 IST

Looking beyond regime change in Tehran

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 15:23 IST

Israel seeks to harvest Iran’s domestic unrest

Iran, the only country to develop a 2,000-km missile without first having nuclear weapons capability, maintains that its missile programme, led by the IRGC, is “aimed at deterring aggressors from any idea of attacking Iran”. (West Asia news Agency via REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 2, 2026 15:31 IST

Chabahar and the change in the West Asian calculus

As India aims to deepen its strategic and commercial engagement with the Gulf and Central Asia, it must demonstrate an independent posture and the ability to build long-term partnerships. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 15:35 IST

Détente and discord: Tehran’s dilemmas

Israel’s targeting of nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities and the destruction of civilian infrastructure have left Iran with stark choices. (AFP)

Updated on Jun 24, 2025 23:38 IST

Slow and steady progress in US-Iran nuclear talks

IBefore each round of talks with the US, Araghchi travelled to Moscow or Beijing, briefing them about negotiations as they progressed (via REUTERS)

Updated on May 16, 2025 14:58 IST

Washington and Tehran: A struggle for leverage

The Ayatollah, in a meeting with the heads of the three branches of government, argued that the US goal is “not to resolve issues but to exert control and impose their agendas”. (AP)

Updated on Mar 21, 2025 14:30 IST

What will Trump 2.0 do to contain Tehran?

A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2025 14:27 IST

Behind Iran’s restraint in West Asia conflict

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024 REUTERS/Amir Cohen (REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 17:05 IST

Tehran’s choices after Israeli strikes in Beirut

Lebanese civil defence work at the site of an Israeli air strike in the Basta area, in Beirut, on October 11, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. An Israeli air strike killed at least 22 people in central Beirut on October 10, as Israeli ground troops in Lebanon were accused of firing on the UN's peacekeeping headquarters, injuring two Blue Helmets. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 15:43 IST

In Iran, a battle between polarising political views

Vehicles move past a billboard displaying the faces of the six presidential candidates (L-R) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi Alireza Zakani, Saeed Jalili, Mostafa Pourmohammadi and Masoud Pezeshkianin in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 29, 2024. Iran's sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili are set to go to runoffs after securing the highest number of votes in Iran's presidential election, the interior ministry said. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Jul 1, 2024 15:08 IST

President Raisi’s demise leaves Iran at a crossroads

People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran,

Updated on May 21, 2024 16:38 IST

Iran-Israel conflict no longer a shadow war

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel on April 14. (REUTERS/File)

Updated on Apr 22, 2024 17:26 IST

Deciphering the shadow war between Iran, Israel

Mourners attend the funeral of three Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members killed in Damascus in a strike blamed on Israel on January 20, in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 22, 2023. The strike on Damascus targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Syria spy chief killed 13 people, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on on January 21 in an updated toll. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 18:34 IST

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