The ‘Miya-Muslims – a derogatory reference to Muslims seen as crossing over illegally from Bangladesh – have long been at the centre of political debates in the state.

For India, the Gulf is not a theatre. It is an artery. When an artery is under stress, what matters in the end is not the rhetoric of the response, but the steadiness of the hand.

Parliament Budget Session 2026 Today Live Updates: External Affairs S Jaishankar delivered a statement in the Parliament regarding the situation in the Middle East amid the escalating Iran war.