July 30, 2018 | Astute News

Hopes and Forebodings in India Over the Rise of Imran Khan

July 30, 2018

Circumstantial evidence can be marshaled to establish that a level playing field was not available to Pakistan’s two mainstream political parties – the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Pakistan …

US Ready to Strike Iran in August

July 30, 2018

Opinion

According to ABC, the US is going to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities. An operation may start as early as next month. The UK and Australia will participate in intelligence efforts, such as identifying…

Russia Cannot Let India Hold Back Formal BRICS Expansion

July 30, 2018

Opinion

BRICS is expanding – China said so Throughout the recently concluded 10th annual BRICS summit in Johannesburg, Chinese President Xi Jinping made repeated references to the fact that the penultimate go…

US Advances ‘Arab Alliance’ Against ‘Iranian Aggression’

July 30, 2018

Opinion

Around the time Trump announced the United States’s withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear non proliferation agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Bolton was pushing this idea of a k…

China and the Gulf: Why the UAE Is Deepening Ties with Beijing

July 30, 2018

Opinion

The UAE rolled out the red carpet last week for Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking the first visit of a Chinese leader to the country in three decades. At a time when China’s increased footprint in…

I Traced Missile Casings in Syria Back to Their Original Sellers – It’s Time for the West to Reveal Who They Sell Arms to

July 30, 2018

Opinion

Readers, a small detective story. Note down this number: MFG BGM-71E-1B. And this number: STOCK NO 1410-01-300-0254. And this code: DAA A01 C-0292. I found all these numerals printed on the side of a …

The Four Key Chokepoints for Oil

July 30, 2018

Opinion

While everyone has been watching the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tension between the US and Iran, a chokepoint on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula is now at the center of the action. Saudi Ara…

How Israel Armed the Drugs Cartels

July 30, 2018

Opinion

When I lived in the West Bank a decade ago, I heard from Palestinians in both Hebron and Jerusalem more than once that the Israeli occupation forces tolerate or even encourage the sale of hard drugs a…