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M.K. Bhadrakumar
India’s Loss of Farzad-B is Only the Beginning
21 Oct 2020
The curtain seems to have come down on negotiations between ONGC Videsh and Iran’s National Iranian Oil Company.
Peoples Dispatch
Iraqi Militias Propose Ceasefire on the Condition that US Occupying Forces Leave the Country
14 Oct 2020
Militias point to the Iraqi parliament’s resolution which called for the expulsion of foreign troops from Iraq, adding that the US troops are “not welcome in the country”.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
The Time of Troubles in Transcaucasia — Part 3
06 Oct 2020
The western powers and Russia now get a rare opportunity to corner President Recep Erdogan within a “Caucasian chalk circle” of chaos and chance.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
The Time of Troubles in Transcaucasia – Part 2
04 Oct 2020
Angela Merkel has made a huge case for Turkish President Recep Erdogan at a particularly sensitive juncture for the latter when there is growing criticism in Europe regarding his regional policies.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
The Time of Troubles in Transcaucasia – Part 1
02 Oct 2020
The binary narrative dished out by Western commentators of this being a Turkish-Russian clash of wills and strategies is either naive or purposively deceptive.
Peoples Dispatch
Clashes Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Over Nagorno Karabakh Raise International Concerns
29 Sep 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh is a breakaway region of Azerbaijan with an Armenian ethnic majority. Governments of both the Transcaucasian countries have accused each other of violating the 1994 ceasefire…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Russia Has Key Role to Play in Iran Issue
27 Sep 2020
What Trump can do is to ease the sanctions against Iran, and ultimately return the US to the JCPOA, while letting the European allies, Russia and China to spearhead a regional process on the nuclear…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Pompeo Threatens to Light the Fuse in Persian Gulf
20 Sep 2020
Trump’s Plan B might well be to engineer a military flare-up in some form involving Iran in the few weeks remaining between now and the November 3 election in the US.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Next Spectacle to Watch is Trump-Putin Summit
21 Aug 2020
The moment is at hand for Putin to step in as mediator to navigate the US-Iran standoff to calmer waters. In the current US election cycle, this can only work to Trump’s advantage.
The Associated Press
Iran, Turkey Lash out at UAE Over US-Brokered Deal with Israel
14 Aug 2020
Palestinians recall ambassador from UAE, calling the deal a “betrayal” of the Palestinian cause and have demanded its retraction.