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Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das unfold the current developments and upcoming trends in the West Asian region in light of the Joe Biden Presidency.
<span>February 23, 2021</span> <span> <a href="/category-articles/59">International Relations and Diplomacy</a> , <a href="/category-articles/67">US</a> , <a href="/category-articles/139">West Asia</a> , <a href="/category-articles/252">Russia</a> , <a href="/category-articles/1779">Turkey</a> , <a href="/category-articles/3598">Israel-Palestine Conflict</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8117">Podcast</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8118">Podcast</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8220">Iran's nuclear and missile programme</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8221">US President Joe Biden</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8222">Joe Biden Presidency</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title=Joe Biden Presidency and West Asia&desc=Join Amb. 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From the Balkans to Central Asia, from Crimea to North Africa. All incidents, which take place in every single region, directly concern us. 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