🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane Europe’s silence on the Iran war is rooted in desperation. After cutting Russian gas in 2022, they relied on Qatar’s LNG. Now, Qatar has halted production, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, and Houthis control Bab al-Mandeb. Putin has threatened to cut remaining flows, leaving Europe without Russian gas, Gulf LNG, or Iranian oil. With every energy source blocked, Europe faces a winter it cannot afford. Already strained by funding Ukraine

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane While the world is worried about oil shortages because of the Iran War, India is blissfully unconcerned. This is because Russia is diverting significant volumes of crude to India, with about 9.5 million barrels already on vessels, ready to arrive in weeks. Ship-tracking data shows 2 tankers originally headed to East Asia rerouting to Indian ports, carrying Urals crude. These tankers, with over 1.4 million barrels of oil, are expected to disc

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane Pakistan’s Fragile Balancing Act In just seventy-two hours, Pakistan has witnessed a string of unsettling incidents: Dawood’s mall engulfed in flames, U.S.-Israeli supplied equipment for Iranian protests mysteriously lost in Balochistan, a vital Karachi port container destroyed, and a naval ship consumed by fire. These shocks expose the fragility of Pakistan’s internal and external positioning. Army chief Asim Munir’s pursuit of financial ga