You are right that the Abbasids, Ottomans, Ummayads, Mughals were quite powerful and wealthy but he does bring an important point. Although many of these governments had some pious emperors but they on the whole were not fully based on Islamic principles but rather on heriditary kingship and...
While I appreciate your intentions but i think you are being overtly optimistic on the pipe line. You are right that the pipeline will ease tensions and encourage goodwill in the region but it would still not solve the core issues at stake. Besides I dont think that India will be joining the...
This news is quite old but still quite relevant interms of foreign policy.
What was once a strong Indo-Iranic relation is breaking down after India backstabbing (maybe thats too harsh but still) Iran at the UN. The fact that the Ayatollah supports Kashmiri struggle has soured the relation...