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'We will tear you to pieces': Indian general warns Erdogan about pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan

Retired Maj.-Gen. Gagan Deep Bakshi says India needs Iran as a counterweight to Pakistan and will not sacrifice its interests to accommodate Israel.

 Indian military vehicels drive past during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2026.
Israeli passport.

Dozens of complaints, zero prosecutions: Hind Rajab fails to prosecute IDF soldiers analysis

Hind Rajab Foundation footage of IDF soldiers posing in Gaza used to file lawsuits for alleged war crimes; Illustrative.

Hind Rajab Foundation files war crimes complaint in India against anonymous Israeli traveler

 INDIA-US-DIPLOMACY The city of Kolkata is seen from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plane on May 23, 2026.

At least nine killed, several injured in hotel fire in India's Kolkata


The risk of World War III is actually decreasing - this is why - opinion

Nuclear deterrence may be lowering the risk of world war, even as global tensions intensify and Iran raises concerns.

A satellite image shows a closer view of a destroyed vehicle at the Pickaxe Mountain facility in Natanz, Iran, March 7, 2026.

Ancient graffiti in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings proves presence of Indian tourists 2,000 years ago

According to the researchers, the inscriptions’ discovery is not new. Early Egyptologists noticed them, but did not know what language they’d been written in and were unable to translate.

Screengrab of Indian graffiti in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, March 20, 2026.

India won’t abandon Iran, but its western strategy is under strain - opinion

A good political position is not the same as a coherent regional strategy. This is where the Indian case becomes more revealing

Close-up of the flags of India and Iran.

War tests India-Israel-Gulf ties but may deepen economic integration

The UAE-India free trade deal, the Israel-UAE agreement that followed the Abraham Accords, and the EU-India pact signed in January have opened new commercial routes across the region.

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026

Indian seafarers stranded in Iran fear for safety as war disrupts Gulf shipping

Stranded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, 26-year-old seafarer Ambuj and his crew are caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions in the Gulf, with Iranian attacks targeting nearby vessels.

A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian aircraft leaves India with sailors, bodies as Indian ships granted passage through Hormuz

The aircraft had earlier taken off from Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on a warship off the island’s coast last week.

 A US submarine sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in support of Operation Epic Fury off Sri Lanka's coast on March 4, 2026 at Sea in the Indian Ocean.

Prathab Muniandy from Malaysia sets Guinness World Record with 42 teeth

The engineer first noticed 38 teeth at a 2021 family gathering; an x-ray revealed four unerupted teeth and a dentist later confirmed two more preparing to erupt

 Teeth grinding

Iran war tests India’s balancing act between the US, Israel, and Tehran - analysis

New Delhi seeks to balance ties with Washington, Jerusalem, and Tehran while protecting trade routes, energy supplies, and 9 million citizens working across the Gulf.

The flags of Israel and India flutter as Narendra Modi makes a state visit to Israel, outside of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026

Iran: You are so not invited to my sons’ bar mitzvah

Twin bnei mitzvah, Persian palace dreams, and Iranian missiles lead to an unforgettable Shabbat Zachor.

Bar Mitzvah boys the day before all the excitement begins.

India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say

The Lavan docked at India's southern port of Kochi on Wednesday, the same day the US submarine struck Iranian navy frigate Dena, after an urgent request from Tehran.

The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi, India, March 7, 2026.