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Saurav Dutt

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Nov 4, 2026, 1:01 PM

Netanyahu May Lose, But Not Power

Benjamin Netanyahu has defied expectations before, and Israel’s latest election may offer another opportunity for the veteran prime minister to outmaneuver his rivals. With the opposition seeking power, Arab parties gaining unprecedented influence, and President Donald Trump firmly in...

Oct 30, 2026, 3:54 PM

The Myth of Israeli Apartheid Unravels

The electoral performance of Israel’s Arab parties has exposed the contradictions in claims that the Jewish state operates a system of racial exclusion. The comparison with apartheid-era South Africa deserves closer historical scrutiny. An electoral result that demands scrutiny The results...

Oct 29, 2026, 4:29 PM

Israel’s Fight for Its Democratic Soul

Israel’s election exposes the gulf between the democratic rights enjoyed by its Arab citizens and the authoritarian realities confronting much of the Middle East. Yet the country’s greatest test may come from within, as national security, political extremism and...

Oct 28, 2026, 12:22 PM

Trump, Iran and the Secret Intelligence War

Donald Trump faces a defining strategic challenge: how to turn American intelligence superiority, military strength and economic leverage into a lasting reduction of the Iranian threat. Tehran is betting that war fatigue, energy-market uncertainty and America’s approaching midterm elections...

Oct 26, 2026, 1:18 PM

Trump’s Chance to Make Peace in Israel

Donald Trump has an opportunity to do something that Israeli politics has repeatedly failed to achieve: bring bitter rivals together in the name of national security. If Israel's next election produces another political deadlock, the American president could attempt...

Oct 23, 2026, 2:25 PM

Netanyahu, Israel and the Fight for Its Future

Israel’s October 27 election comes at a defining moment for the Jewish state. After the trauma of October 7, years of conflict and mounting questions about regional security, voters must decide not simply who should lead the country, but...

Oct 21, 2026, 8:09 PM

Israel’s Gratitude, India’s Political Silence

Captain Smit Machchhar's courage has earned international acclaim and a reported honor from Israel. The muted response from sections of India's political establishment raises uncomfortable questions about whether electoral calculations are beginning to eclipse the recognition of extraordinary bravery. A...

Oct 20, 2026, 1:17 PM

France Is Burning: The Islamist Threat

France's latest unrest exposes a dangerous convergence of radical-left ideology and Islamist extremism, raising urgent questions about immigration, integration, national identity and the future of Western democracy. France is confronting a crisis that extends far beyond street violence. The unrest...

Oct 19, 2026, 6:52 PM

The War on Israel Comes Home to France

The destruction of public buildings and the desecration of republican symbols expose a growing crisis at the intersection of anti-Israel militancy, antisemitism and the erosion of France's national identity. There was a time when a mob storming a government building,...

Oct 16, 2026, 6:01 PM

Israel and the Power of Political Myth

How repeated allegations distort public debate, shape diplomatic judgments and obscure the complexities of war. Political myths acquire their greatest influence when repetition begins to substitute for evidence. In the international debate over Israel, allegations are too often absorbed into...

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About Me

Saurav Dutt is a TIME magazine featured published Author and Global Affairs Commentator. He is the Author of Modi and Me: A Political, Cultural, and Religious Reawakening, and Balance of Power: US-India Ties in the Epoch of Trump and Modi.