The analogy presented by Sunita Vishwanath via The Wire is not only deeply flawed but also misleading. Mahabharata speaks about the Pandavas, who were the embodiment of Dharma and who fought against the Kauravas, representing Adharma. The great War of Mahabharata was guided by Bhagwan Krishna in order to bring about justice and truth.
Yahya Sinwar's household was among the few thousand Palestinian Arabs that were forced to leave during the conflicts that preceded Israel's establishment, thus he carried strong feelings against Israel and joined Hamas as soon as it was founded in 1987.
Terming India as a "big power" and "important country" Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi on Tuesday said that there is an expectation that New Delhi can and should play a more active role in the current crisis in West Asia.
Israel military said that it obtained intelligence confirming Hamas leader's death in the past few hours. Deif was targeted in a strike at Hamas' Khan Younis Brigade commander Rafa'a Salameh's compound.
Had Algerian judo player Redouane Messaoud Dris intentionally forfeited the match against Tohar Butbul for virtue of his Israeli nationality, he would have been served with a 10-year ban.
Shabana Mahmood doubled down on her anti-India activism after Prime Minister Modi-led-BJP government abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution on 5th August 2019.
Abdullah Al-Jamal, a Gazan journalist associated with Al Jazeera and US outlet The Palestine Chronicle, holding Israeli woman Noa Argamani who was abducted by Hamas
"Since the Maldives is no longer welcoming Israelis, here are some beautiful and amazing Indian beaches where where Israeli tourists are warmly welcomed and treated with utmost hospitality", the Israeli embassy posted on social media.
The 14 km strip of land along the border is known as the Philadelphi corridor, a buffer zone created to prevent weapons smuggling in 2006 after Israel disengaged from the Strip. But in 2007, Hamas violently seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority.
The recent surge in such posts by numerous Indian celebrities has brought to light a troubling trend of selective outrage. A particular image with text 'All Eyes on Rafah' was shared over 33 million times worldwide on Instagram which appears to be an attempt to amplify only one side of the conflict.