Stanly Johny
@johnstanly
Foreign Ed @the_hindu; Author: The Comrades & The Mullahs; The ISIS Caliphate; & Original Sin. Visiting Faculty at KREA University and ACJ; Tweets are pesonal.
Happy to announce my new book, Original Sin: Israel, Palestine and the Revenge of Old West Asia. Will release the book on December 15 at the Bangalore Lit Fest, with @HarperCollinsIN. You can preorder it here: amazon.in/Original-Sin-P…
Assad fell in November. It did not take even 8 full months. Look at today's Syria. In the West, the Alawites faced brutal killings earlier this year and thousands have fled to Lebanon. In the south, a massacre of Druze is unfolding now in Sweida. The ISIS is regrouping and has…
Interest defined in the terms of power — is what the essence of international politics, Realists would argue. For them, interests come first, over values. Countries seek to amass power for stronger survival chances in an anarchic system. The quest for power could lead to…
Trump’s Secretary of State “thanks Pakistan for its partnership in countering terrorism and preserving regional stability.”
Met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister @MIshaqDar50 today to discuss expanding bilateral trade and enhancing collaboration in the critical minerals sector. I also thanked him for Pakistan’s partnership in countering terrorism and preserving regional…
Will be in Delhi in September for this conference.
🚨 We are pleased to welcome Dr. @johnstanly of @the_hindu at @ORCA_India's #GCNS25! To learn more about his talk this September in Delhi, visit: 🔗orcasia.org/pages/gcns2025
The UK, France and Germany call for an immediate end to 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza and demand Israel lifts restrictions on aid.
I have done little bit of my homework and written a book about it. Care to read it?
Do your homework as a journalist and understand the historical facts. The British Mandate had already designated an Arab state, what is today Jordan. Anyone identifying as a Palestinian Arab Muslim already has a homeland. Calls for a separate state west of the Jordan are not…
Macron says France will recognise the state of Palestine (the world should have done it a long time ago). The Australian PM says what's happening in Gaza has "gone beyond the world’s worst fears". Canada's PM Carney says Israel is violating international law and condemned its…
Gaza ceasefire is a ‘must’, India supports Palestinian ‘brothers and sisters’ - The Hindu thehindu.com/news/national/…
The STF of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday said it unearthed a fake embassy operating in Ghaziabad and arrested a man who ran the “Consulate” while claiming to be a diplomat of the non-existent “West Arctica”. 🙄 thehindu.com/news/national/…
Looking forward to moderate this interaction on #IranIsraelwar and #India by @CSDR_India on Aug 5 with the participation of brilliant speakers and experts Dr @johnstanly Dr Meena Singh Roy and Col Rajeev Agarwal @vifindia @UsanasF @ChintanResearch @MEAIndia @indiandiplomats
While in JNU, Gulshan ma’am asked our entire batch to read The Shah of Shas (by Kapuscinski)— outstanding book. I ask my students to read it these days. Khomeini’s Ghost (by Con Coughlin) is also a good one. I also saw good reviews of Grand Strategy by Vali Nasr, though I am yet…
Sir,finished it few days back..throughly enjoyed it and learned a lot..can you give any book suggestions on Iran. My doctoral topic is Pak Balochistan so trying to learn about Iran as extension of my research work.
Yes the crusades happened after the Iranian revolution of 1979. Constantinople fell after Khomeini landed in Mehrabad. Gen. Allenby entered Jerusalem after the Mullahs captured power. The state of Israel was created, followed by the first Arab-Israel war, after Iran became a…
Every problem in the Middle East began at this exact moment in history.
A lightning from the sky struck them and they all died.
BREAKING: The Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people have been killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza. apnews.com/article/israel…
But put aside the Gaza genocide for a moment, “I thought Bibi has handled the situation in the Middle East remarkably well” — isn’t it @FareedZakaria?
Israeli-born Holocaust scholar @bartov_omer says Israel’s war in Gaza now meets the legal definition of genocide. Part 1 of my conversation with the @BrownUniversity professor:
In this episode of Realpolitik, @johnstanly talks about the fragile ceasefire the ended the 12-day Israel-Iran war, even as the core conflict simmers on trib.al/gldoi98
Two cents. One, I have been of the view that the Indian government should have shared details of the combat losses with the taxpayers. We are not a tinpot dictatorship or a military-keyed regime. Losses happen during combat. Transparency would show only confidence and maturity.…
#WATCH | Washington, D.C.: US President Donald Trump says, "We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot out of there. I think five jets were shot down, actually. These are two serious nuclear countries, and they…
A mass grave site in #SriLanka’s northern Jaffna district, which has drawn domestic and international attention, is putting to test the #AnuraKumaraDissanayake government’s pledge to address Tamil people’s grievances, writes @Meerasrini trib.al/fYRrLTD
Who are the #Druze, who are now stuck between Israel and Islamists? Wrote this short profile in May. thehindu.com/news/internati…