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War, media blackouts, and Palestine

All of us have our likes and dislikes, favourites and abhorrent and idiosyncrasies that determine our mental tendencies.  This malady is a common human heritage. But in times of crisis, it becomes more visible and stark than other normal times of life.  History, culture, geography and political weightage of one element over the other play […]

The multiplying African Coups

Since the end of the Second World War and with the process of decolonization set in motion after this war, it is estimated that nearly 200 coups were carried out in this continent.

Political circle of assassins and assassinations

Whenever a political or any other person becomes too irritating for their government which does not tolerate any dissenter or dissemination of views whether they are political or apolitical, they turn to some tactics and methods whose legality and ethicality are always questionable. Historical background The etymological background of the assassin,  one who does such […]

China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia: linning from East Asia to West Asia

Iran-Saudi confrontation also sometimes referred to as the Persian-Arab conflict had deep historical roots that go back to the conquest of Persia by the Rashidun Caliphate in the 7th century resulting in the fall of both the Sasanian Empire and the Zoroastrian religion. Thus this term, Persian-Arab or Iran-Saudi conflict as nowadays used collates within […]

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