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West Asia: Looking Back at 2021
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Atmosphere of Reconciliation
The atmosphere of reconciliation is a welcome change which is necessary for the volatile region plagued by geopolitical, geo-economic and geo-religious contestations. Saudi Arabia and the UAE in 2021 have tak....

February 14, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Arabia; UAE; Iran; Turkey; Abraham Accords; Civil wars; Israel-Palestine conflict; Great Powers
Houthi Strike at Abu Dhabi
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

The Houthi attack using ballistic missiles and drones at an oil refinery in Abu Dhabi’s Musaffah Industrial City that killed two Indians and one Pakistani national on 17 January 2022 has drawn attention to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s role in....

January 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Houthis; Abu Dhabi; STC; Indian Diaspora
West Asia: Review of 2021 and Preview of 2022
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF briefs about the upcoming trends in West Asia in 2022; discusses the reasons for reconciliatory atmosphere; identifies the conflict faultlines, and talks about the possible areas of cooperation for In....

January 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Iran , QUAD , Saudi Arabia , Israel-Palestine Conflict , Abraham Accords , Podcast , UAE;
The Last Two Gulf Summits- Looking at New Horizons
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Addressing the Shura Council King Salman of Saudi Arabia last week reiterated his concern about the Iranian government’s policy which is destabilizing regional security and stability, including building, and backing sectarian armed militias and pro....

January 04, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , Iran , JCPOA , Qatar , GCC , Syria , IRGC , Houthis , Gulf Summit
The Libyan Elections – Amidst Hope and Despair
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

I fondly and vividly recall one of the finest and first ever elections held in the newly liberated Libya in 2012 when the man on the street just looked enthusiastically at their future that might have fulfilled their revolutionary dream. The election....

October 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , elections , Libya , General Haftar , Tripoli , Tobruk , Gadaffi
Elections in Qatar
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Arab Spring (2010) may have failed in some respects after forcing removal of Mubarak and Gaddafi as all the countries including Ben Ali’s Tunisia continue to go through the political churn but it had showed the way to the youth and disenfranchise....

October 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , elections , Doha , women rights , Arab , Emir , Shura , Elections in Qatar
West Asia Experts Group Meeting

The West Asia Experts Group Meeting was virtually held on 4 August 2021 by the Vivekananda International Foundation, the discussion was focussed on India-Turkey Relations; Turkey’s Foreign Policy and its Regional role. The key speakers in the se....

August 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , Turkey , COVID-19 , G20 summit , President Erdogan
Recent Developments in Iran
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das discuss the recent political developments in Iran and evaluate it's implications on regional security and India's West Asia Policy.....

July 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , JCPOA , India-Iran relations , Podcast , Ebrahim Raisi , Persian Gulf
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das dissect the escalation between Israel and Hamas and India's potential role. ....

June 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Jerusalem , Israel , Gaza , Netanyahu , Hamas , Podcast , Benjamin , Israel Hamas Conflict
Escalation between Iran and Israel
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das unfold the ongoing escalation between Iran and Israel; the US role and the future of the JCPOA.....

May 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , Palestine , US , Iran , JCPOA , Podcast , Cyberwar fare
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