While the author concluded the previous part of this write-up, the complex tri-partite negotiations among the US and Iran were going on with Pakistan playing as interlocutor. However, as the author had expressed serious apprehensions, the high-stake peace talks between the two parties held in Islamabad on 11-12 April 2026,…

The present conflict involving the United States-Israel on one side and Iran on the other is, undoubtedly, a systemic threat to world peace primarily through its potential for an uncontrollable regional conflict and destruction, besides the collapse of global energy security and supply chain. This war started with the joint…

​दिसंबर के अंत की गुनगुनी और सुहावनी धूप बूढ़ी कैथरीन की थकी हुई आँखों में न तो कोई आनंद ला सकी और न ही कोई आशा। इस वृद्धाश्रम के अहाते में, नीम के पेड़ के नीचे एक बेंच पर बैठी वह सुदूर अतीत की यादों में खोई हुई थी, जब…