Iran has been under western sanctions for decades yet it has taken major strides in self-defence. Its most impressive gains have been in the field of missile technology. Its enemies dare not attack it or they will get a drubbing like never experienced before.
Those backing the violent riots in Iran are in for a rude shock. Unlike the rioters, the Islamic system enjoys mass backing. The people are now demanding that the government take stern action against these western-backed terrorists to restore order in society.
India wants to become a ‘superpower’ yet its social and physical environment is so filthy that it stinks to the sky. Garbage, and human and animal waste litter its streets. People urinate and defecate everywhere. Filth and India have become synonymous.
Hindutva is a racist ideology. Hitherto, it affected minorities in India but now this poisonous ideology has spread to other parts of the world, notably to Europe and North America.
Does US President Joe Biden love or hate Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS)? The US has been sending mixed signals but MbS seems to be going his own way. We discuss what the future holds for relations between the two countries.
Most people in Pakistan would rather not remember the humiliating surrender of 90,000 Pakistani troops to the invading Indian army in December 1971 but those terrible days need to be recalled to discuss how the country ended up in that terrible situation and who was responsible.
While Pakistan teeters on the brink, the elite have been busy speculating about who would become the next army chief. Corruption is rampant and the incompetence of its rulers legendary. Unless the ruling mafia is divested of its powers, and soon, the country may not survive.
Israeli neo-Nazis have made major inroads into the body politic of the zionist entity. Their anticipated capture of important portfolios in the new cabinet means more suffering for the Palestinian people.
While the western corporate media has been gloating over Russia’s decision to withdraw from Kherson on the western bank of the Dnieper River, the move makes perfect military sense.
Is it a coincidence that a day after Iran joined SCO, riots erupted over the unfortunate death of a young woman in hospital (not the police custody, as alleged)? There was nothing spontaneous about these riots; they were engineered by the US and its agencies.
Arabian regimes, most notably Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have embarked on what is referred to as “reforms”. These have centred around promoting vulgarity. The regimes thought their young populations will buy into it. Recent opinion polls show the youth reject such policies.
US President Joe Biden’s National Security Strategy document identifies three principal enemies: China, Russia and Iran, in that order. His prescription: to acquire more weapons, to terrorize opponents into submission. This did not work in the past and is not likely to succeed in the future.
In its relentless policy to make the occupation of Kashmir permanent, India pursues a multi-pronged approach: army brutality including torture and killings, imprisonment of political and human rights activists and preventing journalists from traveling abroad lest they speak out about Indian atrocities
Since his ouster from power in a US-dictated and army engineered coup, Imran Khan has attracted millions of people to his rallies. He demands transparent elections but that won’t solve Pakistan’s problems. It needs a revolution.
Malaysians will go to the polls on November 19. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob sensing loss of support within the ruling UMNO coalition decided to seek a new mandate. Interestingly, 97-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is also contesting the polls.
Josep Borrell, the EU Foreign Policy chief, gave a rambling speech to EU ambassadors. In addition to his racist remarks about Europe being “paradise” and outside it a “jungle”, his speech failed to address the inevitable emergence of a multipolar world and how to reconcile with it.
The war in Ukraine has gone on much longer than Russia had expected but recent talk of World War Three or even a nuclear war are not only speculative but highly irresponsible
That the Palestinians have not been cowed down despite the horrific cruelty of the Zionist occupiers is a testimony to their courage. Now, they are getting better organized in confronting their occupiers. Palestine Islamic Jihad has emerged as a leading challenger to the Zionists in the West Bank.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims to be a defender of Palestinian rights but he sees no contradiction in cozying up to the zionists. Israeli president Herzog visited Ankara last March. Erdogan is about to send his ambassador to Israel and plans to visit the occupied entity after Israeli elections.
There are at least 65,000 political prisoners in El-Sisi’s dungeons where they are subjected to extreme torture. Many prisoners suffer from various ailments such as heart disease, diabetes etc but they are deliberately deprived of medication. A number of them have died in prison as a consequence.
