Axis of Alignment: India-Israel Ties in the Shadow of Iran’s Isolation
India’s muted response to Israel’s preemptive military action against Iran in June 2025, and its recent decision to abstain from endorsing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) joint statement condemning Israeli airstrikes on Iran has raised questions about its evolving strategic posture. Despite having long-standing economic, energy, and cultural ties with Tehran—and having chaired the SCO […]
Independent Palestinian state only ‘avenue toward peace’: PM Shehbaz
![Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirms Pakistan's support for an independent Palestinian state at the Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh. [Image via Arab News]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/4543905-1813004297.webp)
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirms Pakistan’s support for an independent Palestinian state at the Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh.