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Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was one of the big winners in the Iraq election. Photo: AFP/Haidar Hamdani

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Iraqi voters undermine Trump’s Iran strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Putin is flexible and pragmatic but harshly unwavering on Russian interests. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Siddiqui

China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World, Wuhan

Modi-Putin tete-a-tete in Sochi to mend ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Rahul Gandhi, center, president of India's main opposition Congress party, waves to the crowd before addressing a campaign rally ahead of the Karnataka state election in Bangalore on April 8. Photo: Reuters/Abhishek Chinnappa

India, Nepal, South Asia

Karnataka poll reveals how Modi can be beaten

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky

AT Finance, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

The Russian-Israeli-Iranian conundrum in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin during a service at the Kremlin's Cathedral of the Annunciation conducted by Patriarch Kirill after being sworn in as President of Russia on May 07, 2018. Photo: AFP/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/Anadolu Agency

China, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Putin comes out with a ‘Russia First’ strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Armenia

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A color revolution in the Caucasus puts Russia in a dilemma

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters via Madoka Ikegami/Pool

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

A whiff of Sino-Indian détente is in the air

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

US, Iran tiptoeing toward engagement

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

A police officer stands guard outside of the home of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain, March 8, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

AT Finance, European Union, Russia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Russia raises questions on Skripal poisoning

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Shanghai spirit permeates Sino-Indian dialogue

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter is seen in Afrin, Syria. Photo: Reuters/ Khalil Ashawi

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump challenges the Russian-Turkish-Iranian alliance

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, World

Crown Prince’s overture to Syria’s Bashar while in the US

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 1, 2018February 18, 2020

General John Nicholson, commanding general of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, launched a tirade against Russia’s role and intentions in Afghanistan in a BBC interview.

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Regional cooperation on Afghanistan remains a chimera

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 22, 2018

Mike Pompeo is sworn in before testifying before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 12, 2017, on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Trump administration. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Trump’s foreign policy enters new uncertain phase

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 18, 2018

Rex Tillerson boards his plane at the end of a five-country swing through Africa that turned out to be his swansong as US secretary of state. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Deconstructing the sacking of Rex Tillerson

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 15, 2018

Chinese and Indian patrols at the Doklam Plateau. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Why America’s ‘Quad’ is not a priority for India

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

In a file photo, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya. speaks to members of the Security Council on February 24, 2018. On Monday, Russia vetoed a Western-backed resolution targeting Iran. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What the Russian veto on Yemeni war signifies

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend a news conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh on February 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Al Nasser

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Putin prefers Aramco to Trump’s sword dance

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 16, 2018February 18, 2020

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 23, 2016, shows Rouhani (left) arriving for a press briefing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after signing a three-way transit agreement regarding Iran's southern Chabahar port. Photo: AFP / Iranian Presidential handout

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Maldives, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Modi a match for Trump as he picks his own foreign policy course

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Opposition supporters protest against the Maldivian government's delay in releasing their jailed leaders despite a Supreme Court order, in Malé on February 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives crisis: US-Indian strategic alliance forming

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A still image obtained from social media shows the wreckage from a Russian military plane shot down by rebel forces near Idlib, Syria, on February 3. Photo via Reuters

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian-Turkish axis in Syria faces meltdown

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

US forces could be caught in the crossfire if Turkish President Recep Erdoğan makes good on his vow to attack Kurdish forces in Manbij. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US blinks under Turkish pressure in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Modi resets India’s foreign-policy priorities

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral ceremony, in Ankara, of Musa Ozalkan, a Turkish soldier who was killed during the operation against Syrian Kurds in Afrin region. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / handout via Reuters, January 23, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

Vladimir Putin (left). Photo: Reuters

Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, World

In Putin’s praise for Kim Jong-un, a message for Trump

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 14, 2018

President Hassan Rouhani will hope to push his reform agenda. Reuters / Stephanie Keith

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Rouhani hopes to ride the wave of Iran’s turmoil

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in West Virginia, on August 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s grandstanding on national security could end in tragedy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 20, 2017

US President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on November 11, 2017. Photo: AFP / Sputnik/ Mikhail Klimentyev

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

In from the cold: CIA gesture indicates thawing US-Russia ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 18, 2017December 18, 2017

Actor John Travolta waves as he arrives at APEX Convention Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal al Nasser

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, World

Saudi Arabia in the grip of Saturday night fever

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 16, 2017February 18, 2020