Indians in Iraq
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Geopolitics
Indian Navy on watch at the Gates of Hell
As Indian warships move to the Persian Gulf and evacuations loom, the post notes the danger to Indian workers in Iraq, recalls earlier mass evacuations from Libya and Lebanon, and…
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Modern day slaves in a pre-modern country
With state control gone in Iraq, the post says armed gangs are probably holding hundreds of Indian workers, mostly from Punjab, for ransom, and quotes a report of 231 young…
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Geopolitics
To Mosul, with love
Introducing a memory of Mosul in the 1970s, the post says Sunni friends blame America for Iraq’s ruin and compares Saddam to Indira Gandhi, while a quoted piece argues the…
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SOS!!! (send the boys in, bring our girls home)
Asking why India rules out emergency evacuation of its 18,000 nationals in Iraq, including Kerala nurses, the post argues that a country with one of the world’s most powerful volunteer…
