April, 2024

• 14 April

  India elections: ‘Our rule of law is under attack from our own government, but the world does not see this’

  

  On a crisp winter morning in February 2023, I meet one of my South Delhi neighbours, a lawyer in India’s supreme court, in a local cafe. As an avid promoter of religious minority rights, known for his commitment to the principles of equality that were enshrined in the constitution after …

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• 12 April

  Iran Update, April 11, 2024

  

  Iran appears to be exploiting the uncertainty surrounding its reported “imminent” attack against Israel to stoke psychological terror in Israel. Western media reported on April 10 that Iran could launch drone and missile strikes into Israel imminently in retaliation for the IDF recently killing several senior IRGC officers in Damascus.[i] …

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• 12 April

  Killing Humanitarian Workers as a Strategy: Israel’s Endgame in Gaza

  

  Israel described its clearly deliberate killing of seven humanitarian aid workers on April 1 as a “grave mistake”, a “tragic event” that “happens in war”. Israel is, obviously, lying. This entire so-called war – actually genocide – in Gaza, has been based on a series of lies, some of which …

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• 12 April

  15 US Agencies Knew Wuhan Lab Was “Trying To Create A Coronavirus Like COVID-19”: Rand Paul

  

  While a massive body of evidence exists on the origins of COVID-19, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is conducting his own investigation into the matter. In a Tuesday op-ed, Paul writes that government officials from 15 federal agencies “knew in 2018 that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was trying to create …

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• 12 April

  Iraq Needs a New Kind of Partnership With the United States

  

  The Path to Sustainable Cooperation Two decades ago, the United States assisted the Iraqi people in overthrowing the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein and laying the foundations for a democratic system. It enabled Iraqis to taste freedom for the first time, eliminating the oppression and the misuse of resources that …

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• 12 April

  How Serious Are Ukrainian Drone Attacks for Russia?

  

  If the scale of Ukrainian drone attacks is maintained at the levels of March and Russian air defenses do not improve, Ukraine will be able to keep damaging Russian refineries faster than they can be fixed, slowly but steadily eroding the country’s refining capacity. Since the beginning of the year, …

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• 12 April

  Should Russia Have Invited China & India To Join Eurasian Security Talks At The Same Time?

  

  The fact that the Russian leader’s envisaged Eurasian security dialogue is beginning as a manifestation of the Sino-Russo Entente by dint of Lavrov formally inviting China to participate in it before any other country could unwittingly aid the pro-American lobby in India. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed during his …

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• 12 April

  From Tunis to Cairo: Europe Extends Its Border Across North Africa

  

  The EU’s latest migration deals with Egypt and Tunisia offshore border control without meaningful commitments to address root causes of migration or safeguard human rights. The European Union is going all-in on border externalization. In March, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Georgi Meloni, and four …

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• 12 April

  Europe’s Radical Right Is Formidable—but not Unstoppable

  

  Radical-right forces are already influencing EU policies and could determine the bloc’s future direction. Yet internal divisions give mainstream parties a tactical advantage in this pivotal election year. Europe’s political landscape is changing rapidly, with the dominant trend favoring the radical right. Such parties are already in or supporting five …

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• 12 April

  Four ways Iran could retaliate against Israel’s latest strike

  

  Iran is vowing to respond to Israel’s strike last week that killed seven Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) officials, including Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi. Zahedi was not just another senior Iranian official. Reportedly the commander of the IRGC’s overseas paramilitary organization, known as the Quds Force, in Syria and …

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