BRICS fractures over Iran war and Palestine: India’s wavering stand leaves bloc without a voice

BRICS diplomats at the BRICS MENA meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: MEA)New Delhi: A meeting that was meant to project the strength and solidarity of the world’s most consequential emerging-economy bloc ended on Friday, in New Delhi without the one...

US, UK strike Houthis in Yemen, push Israel’s Gaza campaign towards regional war

Screenshot from a video clip shows a target in Yemen hit by US-led coalition strike.New Delhi: The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out strikes from air and sea against Houthi targets inside Yemen in response to the Houthi group&rsqu...

Unravelling the Israel-Palestine conflict – a historical odyssey

A neighbourhood in Khan Younis, south of Gaza Strip, destroyed by Israeli bombing. (Photo via X)On October 7, heavily armed militants of the the Palestinian group, that governs the Gaza Strip launched a deadly raid on Israeli kibbutzim, military inst...

Israel-UAE pact: India welcomes; calls for talks for two-state solution for Palestinians

New Delhi: After Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached a deal to normalise relations, India on Friday welcomed the announcement between the two countries.Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India “h...

India assures of all possible support to Palestine in fight against COVID-19

New Delhi: India on Tuesday assured Palestine of all possible support in fight against the coronavirus pandemic.Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and discussed the COVID-19 situation ...