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West Asia and North Africa Roundup 2019

A Year of Protests

In 2019, protests emerged in Algeria against the decision of the 82-year-old incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to contest in the presidential election for a fifth term which was originally scheduled on 18 April ....

January 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Syria , West Asia , Libya , Yemen , Israel-Palestine Conflict , Election Review

Interactive Session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interactive session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’ on 8 November 2019. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks followed by a brief summary....

December 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Syria , Syrian civil war , West Asian region , Humanitarian Crisis , Kurdish issue

Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’. The deliberations broadly focussed on assessing the present situation in the West Asian Region ....

July 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , Israel , Chabahar Port , Syria , Indian Diaspora , Gulf region

Interaction with Iranian Delegation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interactive session with an Iranian delegation represented by Seyed Mohammd Kazem Sajjadpour, the President of Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), a think-tank based in Te....

January 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Afghanistan , Syria , Iranian Delegation , IPIS

Interaction with Dr. James M. Dorsey on ‘Review of Major Conflicts in West Asia and the Way Forward’

On Mar 10th, 2018, Members of the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) faculty had an interactive session with Dr James M. Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), discussing together major conflicts in West ....

March 23, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , Syria , Libya , Yemen , North Africa , Middle East , James M. Dorsey

Daesh in Afghanistan: It gets Weakened but Not yet Vanquished in Syria-Iraq

Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

It has been a little under two and a half years since January 26, 2015 when Daesh announced in Afghanistan, the establishment of its South Asian affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan (ISK). The outfit’s now-deceased spokesperson Abu Muhammad....

June 12, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Iraq , Daesh , Khorasan , Af-Pak , Daesh in Afghanistan , Syria

The Perils of the United States Strategy in Syria

Abhilash Prasann

In March, at least four hundred United States (US) troops were deployed to Syria without congressional approval.ⁱ The stated US objective is to join the offensive against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Raqqa. There are unofficia....

May 09, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , ISIS , Syria , United States Strategy in Syria , post ISIS , Central Intelligence Agency , Obama , Vietnam , Iraq and Afghanistan

An UN Resolution on Syria : About Time

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

It is rare to see the international community coming together on any issue which threatens the collective security of the world at large. When Daesh emerged as the freshest scourge everyone knew that it was flush with funds looted from the Mosul trea....

December 22, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Islamic State , Daesh , ISIS , Syria , UN Resulation

Interaction with Islamic Scholar Syed Babar Ashraf

Mr. Syed Babar Ashraf, noted Islamic scholar and National Secretary, All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board interacted with the VIF faculty on July 23, 2014. In his address, Ashraf traced the history of Wahabism and its growing presence in India. He sai....

September 12, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Iraq , Syria , Syed Babar Ashraf , Wahabism , India Ulama & Mashaikh Board

Seminar on West Asia

VIF organized a seminar on ‘Recent Developments in West Asia: Challenges and Implications’ on July 25, 2014 to analyse the situation in the strife-torn area and its broader ramifications for the region and India. The seminar, inter alia, focused ....

August 12, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Seminars , Islamic State , ISIS , Syria , Developments in West Asia