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India has much at stake in West Asia. It must step up and act like the leader of the Global South that it aspires to be.

The missiles striking the heart of Iran have finally shattered the glass house of Indian strategic autonomy. The sad reality was on full display recently, when PM Narendra Modi landed in Israel for his second visit to that country as prime minister. He embraced Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, effectively tying the prestige of India to the fortunes of a leader whose primary interest has always been his own political survival. Modi addressed a Knesset hollowed out by years of democratic backsliding and elevated ties to a Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity, barely 48 hours before US and …

The kingdom is moving to tighten the rules around public listings, algorithmic trading, trading in foreign securities and company disclosures—all in an effort to chase transparency.
The most valuable Mideast fintech is expanding beyond buy-now, pay-later into financial services across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
August was the best month this year for Dubai hotels, a crisis in the kingdom, and Mubadala gets a piece of Luckin.