just explained to the European intern that he has to work in August.

"After telling Modi that he would travel to India later this year for the Quad summit, Trump no longer has plans to visit in the fall, according to people familiar with the president’s schedule." As of today, the Quad Summit seems to be on shaky ground. nytimes.com/2025/08/30/us/…

'Israeli air strike on June 16 on Tehran which targeted Iran’s Supreme National Security Council that included President Pezeshkian was orchestrated by hacking the phones of Iranian leaders' bodyguards and tracing their social media posts' nytimes.com/2025/08/30/us/…

The Soviet Union called and it wants its poster back

Here’s the thing, civilisational ties don’t and should not mean anything in contemporary geopolitics..

This is a bit out there but I think one core way we can arrest the downward spiral of the international order is to stop all manufacturing of podcast equipment.

Abu Obeida was synonymous with Hamas narratives and propaganda. He was the spokesperson for Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades since 2007 and almost never seen with his face uncovered. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Fact that Navarro is just going off the rails on a daily basis means he has the sponsorship of Trump and hence the one person who should be intervening, that is Rubio, is silent...

India-China reset is being wildly misread. Suggesting that Delhi and Beijing can now cooperate on Chabahar Port in Iran, while China develops, runs, and potentially militarises Gwadar in Pakistan, is delusional. Everyone needs to settle down a bit. #SCO al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

My uncles at a family wedding who have all filed property cases against each other in court

India tells China that both countries are victims of "cross border" terrorism. Strange framing. Either way, important to remember that neither China nor Russia explicitly supported India during Operation Sindoor. thehindu.com/news/national/…

Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a telephone conversation with his Indian counterpart, S. Jaishankar. Jaishankar expressed condolences to the victims of the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan and announced emergency assistance consisting of 1,000 tents and 15 tons of food

US has an institutional problem with India's growth which is not subservient to it, that Delhi will unapologetically chart its own path, and gnaw away power from DC's camp. The US knows how this works, considering it designed and crated the disruption known as China of today.

Israel's civil - military divergences on future course to in Gaza remains an interesting trend within the construct of such a heavily securitised state. Defense Chiefs Tell Netanyahu: Gaza City Takeover Won't Defeat Hamas, Push for Limited Hostage Deal haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

"Notably, Pakistan remains our traditional partner in Asia." Putin on Russia - Pakistan ties after meeting Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing. #SCO en.kremlin.ru/events/preside…

Smart to use Kam Air, Afghan airline, so can fly over Pakistan unlike Indian aircraft.

Indian diplomat Deepak Mittal, who was former envoy to Qatar and led India's initial outreach to the Taliban utilising Delhi's old relations with Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai in 2021 to take over crucial role as new ambassador to the UAE. hindustantimes.com/india-news/sen…

Small but notable anti-Israel protests in Bahrain. Very rare occurrence in the Kingdom, and interesting as they are the original Abraham Accords signatory along with UAE. al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Interesting piece on how Israel is ramping up efforts against the Houthis in Yemen, a group not central to them till about 2 years ago. Saudi, US, UK, all have launched air campaigns against Houthis prior. Israel now joins, targeting leadership directly. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Impressive but I love that Chinese military equipment displayed here are blatant copies of US-made C-17 transporters, BlackHawk choppers, and Humvees...