What Next For Syria?
The most important question is whether the rebels will be able to start a political process that takes Syria in a democratic direction in a peaceful manner, enabling reconstruction.
K. P. Fabian retired from the Indian Foreign Service in 2000, when he was ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. His book Commonsense on War on Iraq was published in 2003.
The most important question is whether the rebels will be able to start a political process that takes Syria in a democratic direction in a peaceful manner, enabling reconstruction.
Is Joe Biden’s legacy dismal or complicated? Is it fair to give him the title “Genocide Joe”?
‘Netanyahu is determined to cause the deaths of thousands of human beings unless Biden stops him.‘
Is Zelensky facing overwhelming odds? Is it time to talk?
A nation’s history is a continuum, a legacy that should not be chucked in the bin for political optics. Those who do not want to take the trouble to understand the past cannot figure out the present.
What will be Masoud Pezeshkian’s priorities? Can he successfully deliver on his promises?
Biden’s hubris and inept diplomacy have pushed Russia, China, Iran and North Korea to team up together. Washington must learn from its mistakes.
Netanyahu’s decisions, taken mainly to keep himself in power, could destabilise the region & fuel the rise of antisemitism globally.
Was Ebrahim Raisi assassinated? If so, by whom – and why?
Any escalation between Israel and Iran will have disastrous consequences for the two, the region, and the rest of the world, including India.
Let us hope that instead of becoming a diminished democracy, India will become a resilient, self-correcting democracy.
Two wars–the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Palestine war–expose the hypocrisy of global powers.
As one contemplates what human beings have done during 2023, it is rather difficult not to invoke the phrase ‘annus horribilis.‘
By killing babies, children, and women, Netanyahu is carrying out a despicable genocide against Palestinians. It must stop.
The moral bankruptcy of political leaders in the West, starting with Biden, is shocking, though not exactly surprising.