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‘Nothing Is Safer Than India’: Travellers Returning From Dubai, Abu Dhabi Speak Of Relief

‘Nothing Is Safer Than India’: Travellers Returning From Dubai, Abu Dhabi Speak Of Relief

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As tensions continue to simmer across West Asia, Indians returning from Dubai, Muscat and Abu Dhabi say this year’s Holi and Eid will carry a deeper meaning. For many, the celebrations will not only mark the festivals but also their safe return home. With flight operations gradually returning to normal at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Tuesday, passengers began arriving after days of uncertainty. Many looked visibly exhausted after disrupted travel plans, yet the overriding emotion was relief. Several returning passengers echoed the same sentiment, that nothing feels as safe as home in India. For many families waiting at the airport, the anxiety of the past few days was evident. (News18 Hindi) According to a TOI report, relatives had been closely monitoring flight updates and staying in constant contact with loved ones stranded abroad. Anshika, a 30-year-old resident of Gurugram, had been anxiously waiting for her husband. He was originally scheduled to travel from Dubai to London but had to reroute to Delhi via Oman as the situation worsened. The couple had married …

When Israel And Iran Joined Hands To Fight A Common Enemy

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New Delhi: Iran on Tuesday fired 200 missiles, including hypersonic weapons, at Israel as tensions in the Middle East reach breaking point. Israel has vowed that Iran will “pay” for the attack. But relations between the two countries were not always sour. Unthinkable as it may sound, Israel and Iran had collaborated, with help from the United States, to fight a common enemy.  In the 1960s, both Israel and Iran found a mutual adversary in Iraq. While Israel was locked in a broader struggle against hostile Arab regimes, Iran, under the Shah, viewed Iraq’s leadership as a direct threat to its security and regional ambitions. This laid the groundwork for one of the most secretive partnerships of the era, involving the Mossad – Israel’s intelligence agency – and SAVAK – Iran’s secret police – both of which played key roles in bolstering Kurdish insurgents against the central Iraqi regime. These Kurdish groups, seen as the Achilles’ heel of Iraq’s Arab nationalist leadership, were crucial to undermining the Iraqi government from within. The cooperation between Israel …