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Author Archives: M.K. Bhadrakumar

Posted inAnalysis

New hope for Iran nuke deal revival

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

There could be a feeling of deja vu over the news that indirect talks began between the United States and Iran under the mediation of the European Union in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday (June 28). Is any positive outcome to be expected in terms of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal? Quite likely. […]

A US marine looks out as an evening storm gathers above an outpost near Kunjak in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on February 22, 2011. Picture taken February 22, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
Posted inAnalysis

Obituary for America’s war in Afghanistan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 16, 2021April 20, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

India should welcome US withdrawal from Afghanistan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 15, 2021April 19, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Erdogan snubs UAE, backs Palestinian resistance

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 28, 2020August 28, 2020
Posted inOpinion

India, China standoff needs a political solution

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 11, 2020June 12, 2020
Posted inIndia, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, United States, World

Pompeo’s Chabahar ‘gift’ small consolation for India

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 8, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East

Can Trump live with Iran’s threat of ‘revenge’?

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 7, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Asia, Turkey

KL Summit shaken by Imran’s absence, Saudi ire

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBelt and Road, China, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka continues its delicate dance with India

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Russia dials back peace talks with Japan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, South Asia

Iran losing patience as India pins hopes on Saudis

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inEuropean Union, Russia, United States, World

Cooler heads address the Ukraine question

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIsrael, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

US veers back into geopolitics contest for Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: AFP
Posted inMiddle East, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

Trump and Turkey: Is a grand bargain in the making?

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

Sochi meet may shed light on Turkey’s Syria saga

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

The puzzling logic behind Trump’s Syria withdrawal

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview in Kabul in May. Photo: AFP/ Anadolu Agency
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Afghan election could create another state of chaos

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 28, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia, United States, World

Modi’s visit with Trump in Texas a win-win

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United States, World

Why Kashmir is casting a shadow on India-Russia ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Conditions never better for an Afghan deal

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 24, 2019February 18, 2020

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