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Israel’s Expanding Warfront Triggers High-Stakes Showdown Across West Asia

July 22, 2025August 3, 2025Nikhil Bansal

Israel’s war with Hamas has now expanded on three fronts: a renewed push inside Gaza, direct clashes with Syria’s interim authorities, and sustained diplomatic–military pressure to strip Hezbollah of its arsenal. These parallel tracks are reshaping regional power balances far beyond the earlier Israel-Hamas cease-fire framework. These new developments emerge at a critical juncture when […]

All Eyes of Rafah: Unpacking the potential fallout after Israel’s Gaza annexation

Rafah Ripple Effect: Israel, Palestine and the future of Gaza

June 3, 2024June 3, 2024Pragadish Kirubakaran

I read a LiveMint article recently titled ‘All eyes on Rafah: Israel counters new trend with what your eyes fail to see’ which dissected the flare-up in Rafah, Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes caused significant civilian casualties. This incident, understandably, triggered a social media storm with the slogan “All Eyes on Rafah,” which quickly gained traction […]

Shipping has been disrupted by Houthi attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea

Red Sea Crisis: Is Yemen’s Houthi havoc a ploy to gain global recognition and legitimacy?

May 26, 2024May 26, 2024Pragadish Kirubakaran

The Red Sea, a vital maritime corridor, has turned into a theatre of conflict, with over 133 occurrences targeted since November 2023, including nearly 40 vessels that were hit by drones or missiles and in some cases taken over by Somali pirates. The assailants? The Houthis, an Islamist political and military organisation from Yemen, are […]