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Commentary: President Rouhani’s Visit to India
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Rouhani’s visit to India from February 15-17, 2018 took place after a gap of almost 15 years, since President Khatami’s visit in 2003. In between, there was a transit visit by President Ahmadinejad in 2008. There was a long gap before t....

February 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , Chabahar Port , Rouhani’s visit , India-Iran relationship , Iran
राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप और येरुशलम
Amb K P Fabian

येरुशलम को इजरायल की राजधानी के रूप में मान्यता देने और अमेरिकी दूतावास को तेल अवीव से हटाकर ये�....

February 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Jerusalem , येरुशलम , इजरायल राजधानी , फलस्तीनि दावे , President Trump
Commentary: President Trump and Jerusalem
Amb K P Fabian Commentary

President Trump’s decision announced on 6th December 2017 to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to order the transfer of US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem reminds one of the 1917 Balfour Declaration that paved the way for the esta....

January 04, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Jerusalem , Israel , Palestine , UNGA resolution
ईरान को ट्रंप की ‘नामंजूरी’: आगे क्या
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

शुक्रवार 13 सितंबर, 2017 को अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप ने सख्ती भरे भाषण में ऐलान किया कि वह सं....

October 27, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , Iran , ईरान परमाणु समझौता , अमेरिकी ऐलान , Trump ‘Decertifies’ Iran , JCPOA , Iran Nuclear Program , Nuclear
Trump ‘Decertifies’ Iran: What Next?
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

In a hard hitting speech on Friday the 13 October, 2017, President Trump announced that he would not certify to the Congress that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed with Iran is in US’ national security interest. He accused Iran ....

October 15, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , national security , Iran nuclear deal , President Trump , Iran , US decertification , sanctions , Islam
कतर को राजनयिक तौर पर अलग-थलग करना: कारण और परिणाम
Manpreet Sohanpal

हाल ही में कतर के तीन बहुत शक्तिशाली पड़ोसियों ने गैस के प्राचुर्य वाले इस देश के साथ संबंध तोड़....

August 03, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , कतर , जीसीसी , राजनीतिक संबंध
Diplomatic Isolation of Qatar: Causes and Consequences
Manpreet Sohanpal

Recently, three of Qatar’s most powerful neighbours decided to severe ties with the gas-rich country. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt announced to severe all– sea, land, air, diplomatic – linkages with Qatar. This i....

July 05, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Iran , Terrorism , Qatar , GCC , Saudi Arabia
ईरान के राष्ट्रपति चुनाव
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

ईरान में हाल ही में संपन्न हुए 12वें राष्ट्रपति ईरानी व्यवस्था के स्थायित्व पर मुहर लगाते हैं। च....

June 20, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , ईरान , राष्ट्रपति , ईरानी बाजार
Iran's Presidential Election
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Iran's just concluded 12th Presidential election attest the stability of the Iranian system. The election witnessed high voter turn-out of above 73 percent. Rouhani won 57 percent or 23,549,616 votes out of total of 40 million votes cast. He improved....

May 22, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , INSTC , Chabahar Port , Iran , Presidential elections , Rouhani , PM Modi , Tehran , International North-South Transit Corridor
War Against Daesh (ISIS) – An Assessment of Mosul Campaign
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

After having crushed the concept of the Caliphate little over 90 years ago by Kemal Ataturk, the first president of the modern-day Turkey, a renewed effort was made by a newly-founded Sunni militant group, which, today, is known by the name Islamic S....

November 13, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Mosul , Iraq , Daesh , ISIS , IS , Al Baghdadi , Peshmerga , Mosul Campaign , Alvite Singh , Kemal Ataturk
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