Broken Bangles: The Soul of Humanity is Broken

  Geopolitics and Oil Markets When the Ukraine War began, Russia halted the flow of natural gas to Europe in retaliation for NATO’s support of Ukraine . Europe also stopped buying Russian oil . Russia began selling oil at much lower prices to India and China . These two countries took advantage of the situation and gained economic momentum through refining and exporting oil products. Now, Europe buys refined oil products such as petrol and diesel from India and China. Ironically, this is the same oil Russia sells to India and China. India and China find this trade lucrative, which has also impacted the oil trade in the Gulf countries . Suddenly, the Gulf countries find India and China turning into their competitors in the Asian market. Oil and expatriates had dominated the discourse between India and the Gulf region. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shifted the focus of these relationships to defense and security , as well as the possibility of forming a politically signifi...

  The Iran-Israel Conflict Iran, the hitherto glorious empire of Persia, has had a magnificent past of cultural, academic, economic and socio-political heights. But for some time now, the country is an eyesore for the West, and its economy is in dire straits. The country’s nuclear programme and long-standing hostilities with Israel have now culminated in an all-out war.  What is Happening in Iran Now? As Israeli fighter jets rain bombs and rockets on Tehran and Iran’s nuclear sites, and in retaliation, missile barrages from Iran hit Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, two leaders and their policies hold the maximum responsibility for this devastating beginning of a new war: one is Benjamin Netanyahu and the other, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Much is known about Netanyahu, but Khamenei still remains a leader very little understood and analysed in the public sphere due to his religious stature and inaccessibility to journalists.  The relationship betwee...