Iran not prepared for talks with anyone 'while Israeli attacks continue,' FM Abbas Araghchi says https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-858417 The Iranian foreign minister elaborated that the reasoning for the halt of negotiations with the US is due to the country being a "partner to Israeli crime against Iran," he claimed. He then further told state TV that Iran's talks with the E3 in Geneva will focus solely on nucler and regional issues, and that Tehran's ballistic missile program is non-negotiable.

Two thought-provoking pieces by Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar made for a fascinating debate on the texture and trajectory of Indian nationalism. https://thewire.in/politics/nationalism-is-a-dishonourable-social-construct 

Yadav argues that the rich legacy of Indian nationalism from our freedom movement which was about “belonging without othering” and unity sans uniformity, has been overwhelmed in the last decade by a Nazi version that upholds national interest over individual freedom and identifies the government with the nation. But he also blames the liberal, secular elite for the regression in the pristine nationalist spirit, charging them with a “deracinated cosmopolitism” that ignored the cultural and spiritual undertone, because of which they lost touch with the common man.

Palshikar is emphatic that nothing can mitigate the virtual dismantling of nationalism by the current regime through practice and ideology which, he believes, is not backsliding “but a resolute replacement of Indian nationalism”. 

By Mathew John

20/06/2025

Israel-Iran conflict, India’s relations with Balkan countries & the importance of G7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcQHa0lxi84 ThePrintJun 18, 2025
In this edition of Geopolitics with Swasti, ThePrint Consulting Editor Swasti Rao talks about the latest development in the Israel-Iran conflict and the role of the US. She also explains the importance of the Balkans for India and whether G7 is still relevant 

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