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The media as well as some scholars refer to “Iran-U.S. confrontation” giving the wrong impression that both sides are equally responsible for the genesis of the current crisis in their relations, a crisis that brought the world to the brink of di

January 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, West Asia, Article, China, Russia, JCPOA, Soleimani, Hague Convention, Ukrainian plane crash

The ‘Trumpeachment’ Clouds

Amb K P Fabian

The clouds are thickening, and we do not know whether there will be thunder and lightning that can cause peril to the occupant of the White House. But, we do know that it will get worse before it gets better, if it ever does, and we see a cloudless b

November 14, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Commentary, US, Impeaching US President, Trump’s Ukraine episode, American election

The Killing of Abu Bakral-Baghdadi: Implications

Amb K P Fabian

On 27th October President Trump of the United States announced the killing of Al Baghdadi and claimed that his was a bigger achievement than that of a similar capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, believed to be the inspiration, if not the master

October 30, 2019 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, end of Baghdadi, IS terror lives

The Attack on Saudi Oil: What Next?

Amb K P Fabian

The world learnt with tremendous shock, surprise, and a degree of distress about the attack on Saudi oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais, bringing down the Saudi oil giant Aramco’s oil production by 5.7 million barrels a day. The attack occurred o

September 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Attack on Saudi oil, oil supply crisis, Iran-Houthi-Saudi tangle

What Happened at the Biaritzz G-7?

Amb K P Fabian

The G-7 (U.S., Japan, Germany, U.K., France, Italy, and Canada, to list them in descending order of GDP) met for its 45th Session in Biarritz, France, from the 24th to 26th August ,2019. France, as the host, had invited eight other states: Australia

September 04, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, G7 on global issues, G7 contradictions

दहनशील खाड़ी में संकट

Amb K P Fabian

हम खाड़ी संकट को तेज गति से बढ़ता हुआ देख रहे हैं, जिससे यहां जंग छिड़ सकती है। इसका दुष्परिणाम इ�

August 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, अमेरिका-ईरान-ब्रिटेन विवाद, होर्मुज के जलडमरूमध्य में नौवहन, खाड़ी संकट

The War on Yemen

Amb K P Fabian

Saudi Arabia invaded its neighbour Yemen in March 2015. The assessment then in Riyadh was that after a few weeks of aerial bombing, the Houthis will surrender and Hadi, the President who escaped to Riyadh from imprisonment at his residence by the Hou

August 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Saudi-Yemen War, Conflict in Middle East, Houthi-Saudi conflict

Crisis in the Inflammable Gulf

Amb K P Fabian

We are witnessing a rapidly aggravating crisis that can result in the outbreak of hostilities with consequences, unintended, uncontrollable and possibly frightful for the region and the rest of the world. We have not seen any serious effort on the p

July 25, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, US-Iran-UK confrontation, shipping in Strait of Hormuz, Gulf crisis

A Perilous Quadrangle: Iran, United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia

Amb K P Fabian

The world is witnessing with increasing alarm the escalating tension in West Asia. We do not know whether there will be a war. But we have reasons to fear that hostilities might break out if there is no de-escalation. We do not see, as yet, any signs

June 19, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, Sanctions on Iran, Iran’s nuclear programme, Dangers of US-Iran confrontation

Where is Sudan Going?

Amb K P Fabian

We start with where Sudan is coming from. It is a young state with an impressively long history. The Kingdom of Kush in the region known as Nubia in antiquity had much interaction with ancient Egypt, and it provided a line of Pharaohs to the 25th dyn

June 13, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Sudan politics, Sudan in protests, Civilian government in Sudan