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Foreign Ed @the_hindu; Author: The Comrades & The Mullahs; The ISIS Caliphate; & Original Sin. Visiting Faculty at KREA University and ACJ; Tweets are pesonal.
Chennai
Joined October 2009
Happy to announce my new book, Original Sin: Israel, Palestine and the Revenge of Old West Asia. Will release the book on December 15 at the Bangalore Lit Fest, with @HarperCollinsIN. You can preorder it here: https://t.co/iIBX2EckRo
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India supports “inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty. The two-state solution is the only pragmatic path” — Indian envoy at the UN.
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China is winning the trade war. It has learned to escalate and retaliate as effectively as America. And it is experimenting with its own extraterritorial trade rules, thus changing the path of the world economy: The Economist https://t.co/wzQCfcjT1D
economist.com
It has rebuffed America and rewritten the norms of global commerce
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After Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar over the strike, Smotrich expresses regret over his comment on Saudi Arabia (riding camels).
האמירה שלי על סעודיה היתה בהחלט לא מוצלחת ואני מיצר על העלבון שהיא גרמה. עם זאת ובמקביל אני מצפה מהסעודים לא לפגוע בנו ולא להתכחש למורשת, למסורת ולזכויות של העם היהודי לחבלי מולדתו ההיסטוריים ביהודה ו��ומרון ולכונן איתנו שלום אמת.
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US official: "Netanyahu is walking a fine line with President Trump. If he keeps going, he’ll f**k up the Gaza deal. And if he f**ks up the deal, Donald Trump will f**k him.” https://t.co/4rxylBcw3h
timesofisrael.com
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Dear @piersmorgan, I watch and like Uncensored. It's appreciated that you take a balanced view of the Palestine question while many influential journalists act like IDF spokespeople. But repeatedly asking your guests how much credit they give to Donald Trump for the ceasefire (I
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While Trump has not explicitly ordered the CIA to overthrow the Maduro regime in #Venezuela, it authorizes steps that could lead to that outcome. https://t.co/isTkQRvmXP
washingtonpost.com
The Trump administration has surged warships, fighter jets and troops to the Caribbean for drug interdiction. Many see the ultimate goal as toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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India and the US will announce a bilat trade deal later this month. India has agreed to cut Russian oil imports, and open its market for American GM and non-GM foods, according to this report. https://t.co/3QVu1M9Ai0
livemint.com
With energy and agriculture emerging as key cards at the negotiating table, India may agree to gradually reduce its imports of Russian oil
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Why India is engaging the Taliban— I write in the latest View from India. https://t.co/tuq56WFm4B
thehindu.com
view From india newsletter: why india is engaging the taliban
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In this week's The View From India newsletter, @johnstanly discusses why India is engaging with the Taliban — and more. Read the newsletter and subscribe to weekly updates! https://t.co/18ZTHjolzP
thehindu.com
view From india newsletter: why india is engaging the taliban
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JD Vance, Witkoff and Kushner are going to Israel amid what White House officials call 'concerns' that Netanyahu would dismantle the Gaza ceasefire. Their mission: preserve the deal.
nytimes.com
The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
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Why India is engaging the Taliban— I write in the latest View from India. https://t.co/tuq56WFm4B
thehindu.com
view From india newsletter: why india is engaging the taliban
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Trump tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region, and said, "Putin will destroy you if he wants to". He also said the Russian economy is "doing great".
ft.com
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting
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She could actually have dedicated the Nobel Peace Prize to Netanyahu.
I spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today and thanked him for his warm congratulations to the people of Venezuela on our 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. We Venezuelans deeply value peace, and we know that achieving it requires immense courage, strength, and moral
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“As an unknown wag once said, ‘why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.’ Mr. Kishor is now in politics, neck deep.”- a profile of @PrashantKishor in @the_hindu
thehindu.com
The Hindu profile on Prashant Kishor, political strategist turned leader of JSP, navigates Indian politics with a disruptive approach and unknown outcomes.
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In the call between Trump and Putin, the Russian leader suggested he would be willing to surrender parts of two other regions of Ukraine he has partly conquered, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, in exchange for full control of Donetsk, the officials said. https://t.co/K0VR45GNC8
washingtonpost.com
The demand from Putin would significantly disadvantage Ukraine and could be an obstacle to peace, officials said.
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Deployment of US troops and weaponry around #Venezuela. The US has deployed some 10,000 troops in Puerto Rico, and moved special ops vessels, destroyers and submarines tie Caribbean waters, along with F35s, Reaper drones and spy planes. Trump has already said he has authorised a
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India has halved its purchases of Russian oil, a White House official said, but Indian sources said no immediate reduction had been seen, as President Donald Trump's administration presses New Delhi and other nations to buy less Russian crude.
reuters.com
India has halved its purchases of Russian oil, a White House official said, but Indian sources said no immediate reduction had been seen, as President Donald Trump's administration presses New Delhi...
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