Tag: Turkey
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Slips possible between Rouhani’s election and inauguration in August
To the various puzzles America pores over has been added one more: Iran’s President elect, Hassan Rouhani. As an opening gambit, he is being described as “moderate”. It is being speculated that…
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Sow the wind in Syria, reap the whirlwind in Turkey
For two and a half terms Erdogan and Abdullah Gul kept up a plausible manner: they were non ideological, moderate Muslims. Yes, there was an occasional skirmish on trifles like headscarves for…
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India’s role in the Muslim World: A Foreign Policy challenge
In the fictitious script Hillary Clinton says India has no clout in the region. Possibly true. But how did Nehru and Indira Gandhi have influence in the area.
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Cool Syria to focus on Afghanistan in Chicago
Let me jump the gun on the global pundits. The great charge on Damascus is about to be called off, sorry toned down.
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Assad’s troops close in on foreign mercenaries
An infinitely more serious situation has arisen in a part of Homs where Foreign Mercenaries and special forces are surrounded by the Syrian Army.