Talmiz Ahmad
- Featured News
India relives proud legacy by honouring Sultan Qaboos with Gandhi Peace Prize
Qaboos, born in 1940, ascended the Omani throne in July 1970 through a bloodless coup that overthrew his father, Sultan Said bin Taimur, with the help of British intelligence, and ushered in…
- Middle East
Elections do not reflect Palestinian aspirations
Talmiz Ahmad On Jan. 15, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that elections to the 132-member Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) would be held May 22, presidential elections on July 31, and elections to…
- Opinions
Murder of Khashoggi remains a live issue, declares world renowned analyst Talmiz Ahmad
Talmiz Ahmad Dear friends, On 25 October 2018, just three weeks after Jamal Kashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, I had written a detailed article on the subject in The Wire. In…
- World
Pre-election challenges have Netanyahu in a corner
Talmiz Ahmad Challenges bring out the best in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — such as his political acumen and his ability to turn every crisis to his advantage. His deft handling…
- World
Kurdish militia ride atop military vehicles as they celebrate victory over Daesh in Raqqa, Syria
Talmiz Ahmad When Donald Trump left the White House, America’s policies in Syria were a shambles: The US had betrayed the Kurds by allowing Turkey to send its troops to disrupt their…
- Featured News
Syud Hossain: A fascinating footnote from India’s Freedom Struggle
Talmiz Ahmad In group photographs with prominent people, there are always several persons who stand in the background, captured in the same frame as the great leaders, but who themselves remain unnamed…
- Featured News
Syria’s dance of death gets murkier
Talmiz Ahmad The 45-member “small group” of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, made up of government, opposition and civil society representatives, met in Geneva under UN auspices last week to discuss the “basic…
- Middle East
The possible changes in the Middle East to watch for
Talmiz Ahmad During his first day in office, US President Joe Biden reversed visa restrictions that had been imposed on citizens of several Muslim countries by his predecessor, Donald Trump. The result…
- World
US-Iran tensions may spike in coming weeks
Talmiz Ahmad The US is experiencing a bizarre period in its political life. Two months after the presidential election, Donald Trump, the incumbent, has refused to accept defeat. He has mobilized his…
- World
Iraqi PM Al-Kadhimi attempts regional outreach for peace at home
Talmiz Ahmad Just as Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was trying to grapple with his country’s economic woes by implementing a 23 percent devaluation of the national currency on December19, the first…
- Featured News
Trump may leave office after triggering war with Iran that Biden may have to face
Talmiz Ahmad More than a month after election results were known, President Donald Trump continues to deny that he has lost to Joe Biden. He is backed by over 70 per cent…
- Featured News
Normalisation of ties with Israel–Part II
Talmiz Ahmad The “normalisation” of relations of some Arab countries – the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan – with Israel was announced in August-October, on the eve of elections in the US and…
- Featured News
Trump’s Israeli policies will haunt Biden; make it difficult to achieve peace
Talmiz Ahmad As Donald Trump saunters into the sunset of his presidency – unlamented, unhonoured, unsung – it is already possible to assess the carnage he is leaving behind, not just in…
- Featured News
Libya initiates a fresh peace process, but serious obstacles remain
Talmiz Ahmad On November 9, Libya’s rival factions met in Tunis, under the umbrella of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, to end the nine-year civil conflict in the country, set up a…
- Featured News
Establishment of UAE-Israeli diplomatic ties deepen regional fault-lines
Talmiz Ahmad On 13 August, US President Donald Trump announced in the White House a “Strategic agenda for the Middle East to expand diplomatic, trade and security cooperation” embracing three countries—the US,…
- World
Embattled Netanyahu dragging Israel toward another election
Israelis have been demonstrating in their thousands against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the last month. They are demanding his resignation for failures on several fronts, including on combating the coronavirus pandemic,…