Author: Kabir Taneja
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Deciphering a potential revival of the Islamic State
Image Source: Getty The attack by Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023 once again brought to the forefront the perils of terrorism and a demand to keep countering terrorism as a central theme of international security. While Hamas came under the spotlight and arguably even benefited from a globally divided view of the Israel…
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Modern warfare in the Middle East: Intelligence versus forward defence
Image Source: Getty Over the past 15 months, the crisis-driven Middle East has spotlighted a gamut of strategic choices made by state and non-state actors to drive home their political agendas and shape regional geopolitics to their advantage. The terror attack by Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023, mobilised both Israeli and Iranian strategies…
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Can a ‘New’ Middle East Survive the ‘Old’?
In March 2018, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from New Delhi bound for Tel Aviv. This not only marked the first commercial flight between the two capitals, but more importantly, it became the first service to Israel allowed to cross Saudi Arabia’s airspace. This was the outcome of deft diplomacy, and it…
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From Gaza to Tehran: Illusions and delusions of a ‘new’ Middle East
Image Source: Getty The killing of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar by the Israeli military in the southern Gaza Strip was an inevitable outcome. Since October last year, a core aim for Israel has been to eliminate, and consequently degrade, Hamas hierarchically. After Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah, Sinwar was perhaps the final wild…