In the post-cold war and post 9/11 environment and particularly as a consequence of its military disengagement from Iraq and in view of its planned completion of withdrawal from Afghanistan till December 2014, in 2012, the US had changed its military focus…

The interim deal between Iran and P5+1 can be defined as a major breakthrough in global politics. The five permanent members of UN Security Council and Germany had agreed to reach an accord with Iranian government over its nuclear programme. The agreement…