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A Fatal Strategic Trap: Why Entering the War Against Iran Could Destroy the Gulf Monarchies

A Fatal Strategic Trap: Why Entering the War Against Iran Could Destroy the Gulf Monarchies

While Gulf leaders may deeply resent Tehran, actively joining an American and Israeli military campaign is a catastrophic miscalculation. It fundamentally transforms a regional rivalry into a defense of neo-colonialism, risking unprecedented domestic uprisings.

A Moid
Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Bill 2026: A Death Knell for Private Conscience and The New Surveillance State in Making

Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Bill 2026: A Death Knell for Private Conscience and The New Surveillance State in Making

Maharashtra’s proposed Dharma Swatantrya Bill 2026 is no mere regulatory update; it is a clinical attempt to pathologize the human mind and criminalize the very witnesses of individual liberty.

Mohd Saud & A Moid
If the West Rejects Holy Wars, Why Is It Backing One in Jerusalem?

If the West Rejects Holy Wars, Why Is It Backing One in Jerusalem?

While the West obsesses over radical clerics across the Islamic world, they routinely ignore the biblical mandates of extermination driving military policy in Jerusalem.

A Moid
The US-Israel War on Iran is a Threat to India’s Gulf Interests

The US-Israel War on Iran is a Threat to India’s Gulf Interests

While Washington and Tel Aviv pursue catastrophic regime change in Tehran, India’s economic survival and the safety of millions of diaspora workers in the Gulf hang in the balance.

A Moid
India’s Geopolitical Tightrope: The Cost of the US-Iran Conflict

India’s Geopolitical Tightrope: The Cost of the US-Iran Conflict

From failing to condemn US strikes to freezing funds for the Chabahar port, India’s response to the US-Iran conflict contrasts jarringly with its ferocious domestic politics. Has New Delhi surrendered its strategic autonomy?

A Moid
The Engine of Empire: How Engineered Ignorance Fuels Support for Endless War

The Engine of Empire: How Engineered Ignorance Fuels Support for Endless War

From American corporate media to India’s “Godi media,” political elites rely on the engineered ignorance of the public to sustain endless war and domestic inequality.

A Moid