Majid Alam

Wrote this newsletter for @htTweets on how Turkey is faring through US-Iran war Give it a read: As US-Iran war lingers for months, why a regional power is watching from the sidelines htnewsletters.substack.com/p/as-us-iran-w…

In Congress support for Vijay in TN, an AAP echo from Delhi and a ’90s redux: How the party backs own replacements @iammajidalam ✍🏻 hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-…

#ElectionsWithHT | BJP's continuity in Assam, debut in Bengal, Vijay magic in Tamil Nadu: Full list of exit poll results @iammajidalam ✍🏻 | #ExitPolls #AssemblyElections Want the full picture? Download the HT app for detailed results hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp…

Iran says Strait of Hormuz open for all commercial vessels, Trump reacts @iammajidalam ✍🏻 Stay updated with all the stories that matter — download the Hindustan Times app hindustantimes.com/world-news/ira…

What is delimitation exercise, concerns over North vs South and why is Oppn against it | Explained👇🏻 hindustantimes.com/india-news/wha…

“As people in Iran are experiencing war, sanctions and economic hardship, are we granting them the same level of humanity and dignity?”

“The deeper question is whether Iranians are being treated as equal human beings in global coverage. During the war in Ukraine, some Western journalists emphasised that Ukrainians were “like us.” We do not see the same language used for Iranians.” shorturl.at/jEu2w

Regime change? Not happened. Uranium? Still with the Iranians Enrichment? Will likely continue Missile and drone capability? Far from being degraded Support for non-state allies? Remains robust The massive armada? Far away from the Gulf Sanctions? Already partly lifted Strait of Hormuz? Stays under control Who won the war? That's donald trump.

Trump considers ‘winding down’ Iran war

Indian Embassy in Saudi issues advisory for nationals, shares update on flight resumption amid US-Iran war @iammajidalam ✍🏻 Stay updated with all the stories that matter — download the Hindustan Times App hindustantimes.com/india-news/ind…

My comment to Laura Loomer at end of her session at @IndiaToday conclave. #SayNoToRacism #IndiaTodayConclave26

DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files — including Trump allegations — were removed trib.al/bUVvV4h

While Iran, & US both were invited for the Indian Navy's key events in February, Iran had sent its warships, US skipped sending its Warships (possibly as it preparing for the war). Only US personnel were present representing the country.

The sinking of an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka is a nightmare scenario for SL, which like many other Global South states badly wants to avoid getting drawn into a dangerously expanding war. Further complicating matters for SL is that it has a fairly warm relationship with Israel.

The world, Europe, and Spain have faced this critical moment before. In 2003, a few irresponsible leaders dragged us into an illegal war in the Middle East that brought nothing but insecurity and pain. Our response then must be our response now: NO to violations of international law. NO to the illusion that we can solve the world’s problems with bombs. NO to repeating the mistakes of the past. NO TO WAR. lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/int…

Has India become so spineless that it can't tell USA that it has no business to use its submarine to kill 80 sailors by sinking an Iran ship that was returning from India after a Naval Exercise — that too,so perilously close to India? Vishwaguru ???? ndtv.com/world-news/iri…

Just a few weeks ago, Mark Carney, Canada's liberal Prime Minister whom trump calls governor Carney, gave a rousing speech at Davos about the fading rules-based order. Invoking Thucydides, he rejected the rule of the mighty and urged a third way. Last month, at the Munich Security Conference, Germany's chancellor Merz, who was concerned about a US takeover of Greenland, repeated Carney's views on the rules-based order. For the past four years, European diplomats and leaders have been lecturing the rest about the primacy of international law and territorial sovereignty and the need to punish Russia over the Ukraine invasion. Did you see at least one of them condemn this blatant aggression against a sovereign country in the South and the assassination of its head of state? (Zelensky by the way was one of the first leaders that welcomed the war on Iran).

I used #AI to compare and contrast the news coverage of the ongoing #IranWar by #CNN, #BBC and #AlJazeera. Here is a chart it generated within seconds. #journalism

Pentagon just threw trump under the bus and tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first: reuters.com/world/us/penta…