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Syed Zubair Ahmed

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Opinion | West Is Gushing Over al Jolani. Has It Forgotten About Laden?

From $10 million bounties to "productive discussions"al-Jolanis journey has been fascinating. But whats been even more telling is the trajectory of US...

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Opinion | Syria: Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?

Why is the Arab world perpetually at war with itself? Why does it spawn so many extremist groups? Why has it been trapped in cycles of violence and...

19.12.2024 5

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Opinion | Tabish Khair, Literature, And What It Means To Be A 'Bihari'

In Literature Against Fundamentalism, his latest nonfiction work, Tabish Khair boldly makes the case that literature is the ultimate counterweight to...

17.12.2024 40

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Opinion | France To Germany To Belgium, EU Is Imploding

The greatest threat to the EU doesn't come from Moscow or Beijing, but from within. Populist and nationalist movements are on the rise, fuelled by a...

09.12.2024 10

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Opinion | Two Sides Of The Same Coin: Fundamentalists Share Worldview Yet Remain Hostile

Earlier this month, tragic news from Texas brought the abortion debate into sharp focus. According to a media report, a pregnant woman died because...

26.11.2024 8

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Opinion | The Logistics Of Trump's Deportation Dream Are Not So Pretty

Donald Trump hit the ground running as President-elect, dedicating his first week to assembling his team. By the start of his second week, he...

19.11.2024 10

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Opinion | Just Like Rome, The American Empire Is Crumbling From Within

When Donald Trump clinched the US Presidency last week, world leaders practically stumbled over each other in a frenzied dash to congratulate him....

13.11.2024 10

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Opinion | India-Canada Row: Which Way Will Trump Look?

It's no surprise that many Indians—including some former diplomats—are celebrating Donald Trump's reelection. After all, Trump's bond with India,...

11.11.2024 10

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Opinion | 'And I Love You So...': Notes On Musk-Trump Brotherhood

Donald Trump's victory was, let's say, an emphatic contradiction of the legacy media's confidence that the race was “too close to call”. So, did...

07.11.2024 30

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Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?

Elections in all the seven battleground states of the US have already concluded, while results have been declared for two. So far, Republican...

06.11.2024 10

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Opinion | India To Africa, Calls For Britain To Pay Reparations Are Growing

The most memorable moment of King Charles and Queen Camilla's recent royal tour of Australia and Samoa was Australian indigenous senator Lidia...

04.11.2024 10

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Opinion | What Sanctions? How US' Favourite Foreign Policy Tool Is Backfiring

It is hard to miss the irony. The idea for a new trans-border payment system and a new currency was apparently discussed at the recently concluded...

29.10.2024 10

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Opinion | How Biden Hastened The Slide Of 'Pax Americana'

The pinnacle of Joe Biden's presidency was day one in Oval Office, when he confidently declared "America is back". He had said that as America...

24.10.2024 10

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Opinion | With CIA And Mossad, West Shouldn't Lecture Others On Espionage

On a blustery, cold January day in 2011 in Lahore, a CIA contractor and former US Special Forces operative was driving through a busy street when two...

23.10.2024 8

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Opinion | Iran Is Embattled. But It's Still Winning The Ideological War

Cafes in bustling Central London are always full of tourists, of which many moneyed ones come from the Arab world. Once, I found myself deep in...

18.10.2024 10

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Opinion | Why India Shouldn't Let Russia And China Control BRICS Agenda

Among all BRICS leaders, it's perhaps Russian President Vladimir Putin who is waiting for this year's summit, scheduled to be held on October 22-24 in...

11.10.2024 20

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Opinion | No, Biden Doesn't Get To Moan Over An 'Out-Of-Hand' Netanyahu Now

It's not every day a country dares to ignore the mighty America. Most nations know that defying the US President may result in a stern warning, maybe...

10.10.2024 10

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Opinion | Why Is UK PM Starmer So Upset With Elon Musk?

Less than a year ago, tech billionaire Elon Musk was Britain's star guest at a conference, with the then Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, playing the role...

03.10.2024 4

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Opinion | The Real Reason US Keeps Accusing Russia Of Meddling In Its Elections

Earlier this month, the US administration sounded the alarm on Russia's alleged attempts to sway the upcoming presidential election through fake...

25.09.2024 7

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Opinion | 'We Lost Her': A Smartphone Epidemic Is Ruining Europe's New Generation

"We lost her, and she lost her childhood." These were the words of Amanda Miller, the mother of a 15-year-old girl who has been in the hospital for a...

18.09.2024 6

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Opinion | India-Pak Peace Is Possible - Only If Pak Army Takes A Back Seat

Following the controversial February general election, it seems Pakistan is going through a period where a nominal civilian government led by Prime...

11.09.2024 30

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Opinion | IC 814 Row, And My Chance Encounter With Terrorist Omar Sheikh

It was around 8:30 or 9 in the evening on the last day of 1999. I was in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and was visiting a fellow Bihari friend,...

06.09.2024 10

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Opinion | India Is Finally Reversing Its Semiconductor Misfortune

(This is the second article in a two-part series on the US-China semiconductor battle, and where India stands in it. Here is the first part) When...

05.09.2024 9

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Opinion | China Is Cutting Down US's Tech Supremacy, Chip By Chip

Just over a year ago, when Chinese smartphone and telecoms giant Huawei launched its latest smartphone, the Mate60 Pro, eyebrows were raised in...

03.09.2024 7

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Opinion | Crime, Poverty, Fear: Great Britain Is Not So Great Anymore

Last week, I visited my favourite cafe in South London, known for its Illy coffee beans that I relish. As I savoured my coffee, a young man, wearing a...

29.08.2024 10

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Opinion | Kamala Harris, Sunak, Obama, And Their Struggle To Truly 'Belong'

At the Democratic National Convention (DNC) stage in Chicago, Little Amara shouts, "Everybody over here, say 'Kama'." Then joins in her sister, Leela,...

26.08.2024 10

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Opinion | Trump-Musk Chat Shows Innovation Alone Can Save Legacy Media

Once again, social media has reminded the editors and managers of traditional media that when it comes to live events or disseminating news worldwide...

16.08.2024 10

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Opinion | Misconceptions Driving Anti-Immigrant Protests Across UK

The Paris Olympic Games are over, and Britain appears to be happy with its medal tally of 65, equalling the success of the 2012 London Games. Several...

13.08.2024 10

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Opinion | Britain On The Boil: What's Behind The Street Violence Sweeping Through UK?

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had a baptism by fire. Just a month ago, his Labour Party came to power after a long 14-year hiatus. But already,...

08.08.2024 30

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Opinion | All That India May Lose If Middle East Plunges Into A Full-Blown War

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, it was clear that India's West Asia policy needed a facelift - even a reset. He made multiple...

06.08.2024 6

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Opinion | UK 'Kicking' Incident: The 'Civilised' West Must Do Some Soul-Searching

Earlier this week, a disturbing video emerged from the UK, in which a young Asian boy could be seen being kicked and punched while he lay defenceless...

27.07.2024 20

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Opinion | A Trump-Vance Team Is A Nightmare For Europe

President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race on Sunday has left everyone guessing who his replacement will be. He has backed...

22.07.2024 20

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Opinion | Why Indians Must Be Realistic About The Rise Of Indian-Origin Leaders Abroad

Donald Trump's defiant act of pumping his fist in the air, moments after his brush with death, could potentially sink President Joe Biden's chances of...

16.07.2024 30

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Opinion | NATO Summit: Why Is 'Peace' Such A Dirty Word For The West?

NATO's 75th-anniversary summit will conclude today (July 11) at the famed Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. This iconic venue was where the NATO...

11.07.2024 10

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Opinion | Can UK's New PM, Keir Starmer, Fix Labour's Fragile Relations With India?

As was widely expected in the UK elections, the Labour Party has registered one of its biggest victories, inflicting a huge defeat on the Conservative...

05.07.2024 10

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Opinion | Why A Possible Return Of Trump Is Giving Europe The Jitters

President Joe Biden's shaky performance against his rival, Donald Trump, in the first presidential debate on Thursday has sent shockwaves across both...

01.07.2024 10

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Opinion | The Great Asian Reconciliation: Can India-China Find Common Ground?

London is known for its open intellectual climate, where no idea is off-limits. But even in this dynamic city - and indeed in Washington too - it's...

26.06.2024 10

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Opinion | Will The UK Tories Get At Least An Honourable Defeat?

Cheltenham, a quintessential English town, has long been a Conservative stronghold, enjoying steadfast support from its predominantly White, affluent...

21.06.2024 6

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Opinion | G7 Must Stop Being An Old Boys' Club - And Embrace India, Officially

English poet Alfred Tennyson, in one of his famous poems, captures the mighty but mortally wounded King Arthur acknowledging in his dying moments the...

15.06.2024 10

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Opinion | Will India Become A Formal US Ally Under Modi 3.0?

Retaining Dr. S. Jaishankar as foreign minister clearly signals continuity in India's foreign policy goals under Modi 3.0. But could Prime Minister...

12.06.2024 6

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Opinion | Restless In Richmond: Will Rishi Sunak Lose The 'Safest' Seat In UK?

When the Conservative Party decided to field Rishi Sunak from Richmond (Yorkshire) in the 2015 parliamentary elections in the UK, voters in the...

11.06.2024 10

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Blog | Why The Indian Diaspora In UK Is Leaning Towards Tories

When Londoner Anoop Dhallu's father and uncles left Punjab for Britain in 1962, they had little idea they would face overt racial discrimination in...

01.06.2024 20

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Opinion | Why The Indian Diaspora In UK Is Leaning Towards Tories

When Londoner Anoop Dhallu's father and uncles left Punjab for Britain in 1962, they had little idea they would face overt racial discrimination in...

01.06.2024 20

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Opinion | UK Polls: Gaza Clouds Loom Over Both Sunak And His Contenders

Despite India's warm relations with Israel and traditionally close ties with the Palestinian Authority, the Israel-Hamas war has barely featured in...

27.05.2024 40

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Opinion | America's Democracy Beacon Fades as Challenges Mount

Last month in Ohio, former President Donald Trump stood at a campaign rally and solemnly saluted as a recorded national anthem played to the crowd's...

07.04.2024 10

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