Rising tensions in West Asia have triggered concern among Indian residents and travellers in Gulf countries after a series of Iranian missile and drone strikes targeted locations in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain over the weekend. The attacks, which hit areas long considered safe for business and tourism, have led to a sudden increase in people trying to leave the region, including Indian professionals, workers, and visitors. Travel operators and security agencies repo

US President Donald Trump held high-level talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, with discussions focusing heavily on Iran’s nuclear programme, regional security concerns and ongoing diplomatic efforts in West Asia. The meeting comes at a time of renewed tensions involving Tehran and carries broader implications for global geopolitics, including countries such as India that maintain strategic and economic interests across the region. After the meeting,

US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that the threat of trade tariffs played a significant role in halting several international conflicts, including the recent military tensions between India and Pakistan. Speaking in a televised interview on Tuesday, Trump claimed that economic pressure through tariffs helped bring rival nations to the negotiating table and prevented further bloodshed. Referring specifically to the four-day confrontation between the two nuclear-armed

Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated sharply this week after the US military shot down an Iranian drone that it said approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in an aggressive manner in the Arabian Sea. The development has drawn attention in New Delhi as well, given India’s heavy dependence on energy imports and trade routes that pass through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, areas now witnessing renewed military activity and diplomatic strain.