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5 days ago | thehindu.com | Stanly Johny

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.)Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack inside Russia on Sunday, targeting at least four military airports in four different regions (across four time zones) in the world’s largest country.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Stanly Johny

The story so far: More than 19 months since the Gaza war began, with only two brief ceasefires in between, Israel and Hamas are inching closer to agreeing on another truce — this time under the direct mediation of the U.S. In recent weeks, Israel has come under increasing international pressure, with even its close allies in the West, including Germany, and the U.K., intensifying their criticism of the war.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Meera Srinivasan |Stanly Johny |Ananth Krishnan

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.)“Grabbing her daughter’s feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old’s protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing her arms around her own shoulders as if to console herself.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Stanly Johny

Until 2016, India’s response to cross-border terrorism followed a familiar script: diplomatic pressure, attempts to isolate Pakistan, and economic tools like pushing for action through the Financial Action Task Force. However, these responses rarely delivered real deterrence. Pakistan was briefly placed on the FATF ‘grey list,’ and made some cosmetic moves—but the attacks continued. Meanwhile, Islamabad and Rawalpindi carried on with their Thousand Cuts campaign, incurring little cost.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Meera Srinivasan |Stanly Johny |Ananth Krishnan

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.)Nearly a month after the brutal terrorist attack in which 26 men, mostly tourists, were killed in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India’s challenges are clear on the diplomatic and strategic fronts. In his address to the nation last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said ‘Operation Sindoor’ is still on.