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What the Israel-UAE-Bahrain accord means for India and the world

The leaders of Israel, the United States (US) and the UAE hailed the agreement as a “historic diplomatic breakthrough that will advance peace in the Middle East”, “chart a new path”, and “unlock the great potential in the region”.

Updated on Sep 17, 2020, 9:56 PM IST

PM Modi, Saudi King discuss global challenges amid Covid-19 pandemic

PM Modi expressed his special thanks to King Salman for the support provided to Indian expatriates by Saudi authorities during the pandemic.

Updated on Sep 9, 2020, 11:30 PM IST

Covid-19 eats into West Asia remittances’ pie

A migrant labourer arranges to send money home via a bank in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Updated on May 4, 2020, 4:08 PM IST

India describes as ‘propaganda’ posts on ‘targeting of Muslims’

As the issue gained prominence, external affairs minister S Jaishankar reached out to many of his counterparts in West Asian countries, especially members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to address the matter and also to discuss the welfare of some 8 million expatriates in the region.

Updated on May 1, 2020, 1:34 AM IST

Centre has promised to bring back stranded expatriates in West Asia: Kerala CM

Pinarayi Vijayan said that seven new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday, taking the total count to 457.

Updated on Apr 25, 2020, 7:37 PM IST

Coronavirus pandemic has roiled global markets | HT Editorial

It is clear that the pandemic will have an impact on global trade and supply chains, global and local economies, and also on the free movement of people

Published on Mar 1, 2020, 6:04 PM IST

US actions in West Asia have been destabilising. Russia, China will gain

Soleimani’s assassination was a step too far

Published on Jan 21, 2020, 1:08 PM IST

India, Russia initiate talks for long-term oil supply

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Updated on Jan 15, 2020, 7:45 PM IST

‘Closely monitoring the situation in West Asia’: India on US-Iran standoff

Security forces try to open streets while protesters set fire during a demonstration to protest against the Iranian missile strike at two military bases in Iraq that house American troops , in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020

Updated on Jan 9, 2020, 8:50 PM IST

Economic policymakers must look west

This has also spooked financial markets, with the BSE Sensex falling by 1.9% on Monday

Updated on Jan 6, 2020, 8:37 PM IST

US-Iran tension: India will have to balance its ties with all parties

Mourners surround a car carrying the coffin of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, Baghdad, January 4

Updated on Jan 5, 2020, 7:40 PM IST

HT Editorial| The collision in West Asia

Retaliation will probably happen in due course, but with care to avoid pushing Mr Trump’s buttons and focus on signalling Iranian resolve to the region

Updated on Jan 3, 2020, 8:22 PM IST

Opinion| Iran could derail Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy

The US developed a commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. But it may well get distracted from its strategic goals

Updated on Jan 3, 2020, 7:16 PM IST

Opinion| What Soleimani’s death means for Iran, West Asia and the world

Soleimani was the Shiite power’s chief conductor in the Syrian civil war, designing a policy of fighting ISIS while expanding Iran’s reach in the vacuum left behind. He also was the architect of Iran’s overwhelming influence in Iraq’s politics

Updated on Jan 3, 2020, 9:07 PM IST

Unrest in West Asia can be a double whammy for the Indian economy | Analysis

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, reinforce the U.S. Embassy Compound in Baghdad, Iraq, January 2, 2020.

Updated on Jan 3, 2020, 1:38 PM IST

Why US President Donald Trump ordered Qasem Soleimani’s killing

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike, in Baghdad, early on Friday.

Updated on Jan 3, 2020, 9:07 PM IST

Won’t mourn Qasem Soleimani’s death, says Biden but warns of retaliation

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a gathering during a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H.

Updated on Aug 16, 2020, 10:14 PM IST

Iran’s response holds the key as Qasem Soleimani’s killing shakes West Asia

Combination of file photos showing (L) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a commander in the Popular Mobilization Forces, attending a funeral procession of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) members, who were killed by U.S. air strikes in Qaim district, at the Green zone in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019 and (R) Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani standing at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province.

Updated on Aug 18, 2020, 5:15 PM IST

Iran must address the emerging discontent | HT editorial

Iran’s periodic public protests are no longer middle-class students asking for freedom. They are increasingly led by unemployed working and lower-middle class youth, once the social base of the Islamic revolution

Updated on Dec 2, 2019, 7:49 PM IST

India’s deepening Saudi engagement | HT Editorial

India and Saudi Arabia also took several steps to transform their relations in the energy sector from a buyer-seller one to a strategic partnership

Updated on Oct 30, 2019, 8:11 PM IST

Structural shifts in West Asia | HT editorial

Today’s Kurdish tragedy can be expected to be reprised in the coming years

Updated on Oct 15, 2019, 7:47 PM IST

Kerala man killed in drone strike on IS in Afghanistan

According to Kerala police and intelligence officials, the death of Muhasin was communicated to his family on July 23 from an Afghanistan phone number.

Updated on Aug 1, 2019, 8:54 AM IST

Is Kushner the new India czar for Trump administration?

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner

Updated on Jul 12, 2019, 10:22 AM IST

Time to defuse US-Iran tensions

The United States and Iran appear to be recalibrating their positions after edging closer to the brink over the past few weeks .

Published on Jul 1, 2019, 8:54 AM IST

Review: Tell Her Everything by Mirza Waheed

It is within you: The Damned in Hell, a section of the Last Judgment fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli (1441-1450-1523) in the San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto, Italy.

Updated on Jun 22, 2019, 3:58 PM IST

US to deploy more troops to West Asia as tensions with Iran rise

The US has been building up military presence in the region citing intelligence that Iran has been planning attacks on American facilities in the region, and that of its allies.

Updated on Jun 18, 2019, 3:48 PM IST

Dubai, Istanbul top tourist hubs this holiday season

Given the interest in the region, Dubai-based airline Emirates has offered Indian customers an option of using their boarding passes for discounts of up to 50% at over 500 leisure and retail outlet locations across the United Arab Emirates from May 1 and August 31.

Updated on Jun 10, 2019, 7:10 AM IST

India’s pursuit of a leading power status is linked to its role in the neighbourhood

The Narendra Modi government and its foreign policy team led by the external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, will have to deal with a much more complex external environment as compared to Modi’s first term

Published on Jun 6, 2019, 8:19 PM IST

As tension with Iran escalates, US plans to deploy 10,000 troops to West Asia

Image for representation

Updated on May 23, 2019, 7:55 PM IST

US to co-host economic workshop in new West Asia peace push

The plan, it appears to be, is to approach the vexatious issue that has defied resolution for decades from the economic angle in a bid to prevent its outright rejection.

Updated on May 21, 2019, 9:04 AM IST

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