Articles By Manish Rai
Erdogan: An Aspiring Caliph
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Aug , 2020
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is working hard on both domestic and international fronts to advance his grand design of reviving an Islamic caliphate under his rule. It is now no secret...
Libya Conflict: Sirte-Jufra Will be a Flashpoint
By: Manish Rai | Date: 27 Jul , 2020
Turks are increasing their military involvement in Libya with each passing day in support of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez Al Saraj. GNA now backed by the...
Yemen Torn Apart from Another Strife
By: Manish Rai | Date: 02 May , 2020
Yemen’s leading Southern separatist group Southern Transition Council (STC) has declared self-rule and state of emergency in the areas under their control, including the port city of Aden. This...
Balochistan: Pakistan’s Hidden Shame
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Mar , 2020
Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province in terms of area though it has a population of just around 12 million. If we put this in numbers Balochistan is approximately 44% of the country’s...
India Should not Panic about Afghanistan
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Mar , 2020
United States and Taliban have entered into an agreement in Qatari capital Doha which will pave way for US forces to leave war torn Afghanistan. Under the Doha agreement, the US has committed to...
Hezbollah now most Prominent Threat to US
By: Manish Rai | Date: 20 Feb , 2020
After the killing of Major General Qassem Suleimani the loudest voice (After Ayatollah Khamenei) threating United States came from Hezbollah. Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah...
Turks and Syrians Heading Towards a Major Conflict
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Feb , 2020
Turkey and Syria are now directly involved in the military confrontation and this time not through proxies but through their regular troops since the start of this month. This all started when on...
India and Israel Partnership is Comprehensive and Strategic in Nature:...
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jan , 2020
Dr Ron Malka is the Ambassador of Israel to India. In an exclusive interview to Manish Rai, Editor of Viewsaround and a geo-political analyst he spoke about various dynamics related to Indo-Israel...
Afghanistan has changed but Taliban hasn’t: Afghan Envoy
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jan , 2020
Mr Tahir Qadiry is Afghanistan’s envoy to India (Charge d’Affaires). In an exclusive interview to Manish Rai, Editor of Viewsaround and a geo-political analyst spoke about various issues...
Moscow Will Dominate Middle East For Long
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Nov , 2019
On one hand United States military outposts and bases are being emptied or destroyed after Washington withdrew from the North East Syria and left its Kurdish allies and on the other hand Russian...
Assad will be Real Beneficiary
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Oct , 2019
Turkey has launched its operation Peace Spring in Northern Syria aiming to uproot Kurdish forces. As the United States have already abandon their Kurdish allies which helped them to finish ISIS...
Emirati Withdrawal is a Well Calculated Move
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Aug , 2019
Just last month, the United Arab Emirates announced that it will reduce its forces significantly in Yemen. After this announcement Emiratis started pulling out its military hardware and thousands...
Pashtuns Grievances Should be Addressed
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Jul , 2019
Pashtuns are an ethnic group of about 49 million people, split between two countries on either side of the Durand Line border was formed after the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1880. The biggest...
Libya: Haftar a Dominant Player
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jun , 2019
Editors Note: The region of West Asia stretching across Africa north of the Equator is on the boil. Countries ranging from Yemen, to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Gaza, Libya, Sudan and Chad...
Houthis a Grave Concern for Saudis
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Jun , 2019
Recent attacks launched by Houthis rebels on critical installations of Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a significant leap in their capabilities. The story of how Ansar Allah (official name of Houthi...
ISIS is a Big Hurdle for Afghan Peace
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 May , 2019
Islamic State Afghanistan claimed responsibility for an attack on the communication ministry building centrally located in capital Kabul last month. The Islamic State’s local arm has repeatedly...
Is Arab League Still Relevant?
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Apr , 2019
The Arab League, commonly known as the League of Arab States, was formed in 1945 for the purpose of aligning the Arab nations for matter of mutual interest and concern. Foundations of League were...
Afghan Peace Process Should Have a Holistic Approach
By: Manish Rai | Date: 22 Feb , 2019
United States seems to be inclined or even desperate, to close a deal with the Taliban. The US Special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, has already held extensive six days talks with the...