Articles

China's Mediation Role in the Saudi Arabia-Iran Deal

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF evaluates China's role in the recent rapprochement agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. He also touches upon India's policy in the West Asian region in light of the resetting of relations between ....

April 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Iran , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Houthis , Oman , Podcast

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's Visit to India

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's Visit to India" by assessing Egypt's importance in West Asian regional geopolitics and identifying the areas of collaboration between India and Egypt.....

February 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , India , Egypt , North Africa , Podcast , Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Understanding Politics in Iraq post-October 2021 Elections

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Iraq’s post-2003 political system is facing political and economic dysfunction mired by widespread corruption, economic inequalities and lack of improvement in living standards. The unstable political situation is further accentuated by the influen....

January 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , India , US , Iran , Mohammed Shia al-Sudani , Abdul Latif Rashid , Muqtada Al Sadr , Coordination Framework

West Asia and North Africa Review 2022

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war drew mixed responses among the West Asian and North African states based on their national interests and strategic objectives. Most states in the region do not necessarily ....

January 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Russia-Ukraine War; Israel-Palestine Conflict; Yemen; Libya; Syria; Saudi Arabia; Iran Protest

India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav....

January 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , Egypt , Muslim Brotherhood , President Sisi , UAE , G 20 , Delhi declaration

West Asia – 2022 Gone by with a Twist

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

West Asia never ceases to spring surprises. 2022 was no different in that regard except that conflicts became milder but the Black Swan events did not spare them either. As the countries, even the oil rich ones, were beginning to come out of the adv....

January 02, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , India , US , China , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Yemen , Abraham Accords , I2U2

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia" by assessing the critical dimensions of the visit; dissecting the key areas of interest for China in the Persian Gulf and evaluating t....

December 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , China , Xi Jinping , Saudi Arabia , Gulf , Podcast , Persian

Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement and its regional consequences

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement and its regional consequences" by assessing the critical dimensions of the historic deal and dissecting the impact of the said agreement in the Eastern M....

December 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , US , Lebanon , Podcast , Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Iran Protest and it's domestic and regional implications

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trugunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF dissects the core issues in recent protest in Iran and evaluates it's domestic and regional implications.....

October 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , Podcast , Gulf States , Mahsa Amini , Gender Justice , Islamic Republic of Iran

The India Way @ the UNGA

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

It appeared from media reports and commentaries as if India was the flavour at the 77th UNGA where India was ably represented by her Foreign Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar. This is not a eulogy for the EAM but he is known to call a spade a spade whic....

October 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Russia , UNSC , Ukraine , Multilateralism , UNGA , reforms , G 20