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The Strategic Significance of Turkic Council for Eurasia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction
Recently Turkic Council held its Eighth Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Some significant developments have taken place during this Summit. The name of the Turkic Council was changed to the Organization of Turkic States. Secondly, T....

December 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Russia , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , economic cooperation , Turkey , Tajikistan , Azerbaijan , Green Recovery , Digitization , Energy Exports , Business climate
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 30 August - 05 September 2021

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China’s Xi Jinping, Liu He move to reassure private sector as Beijing’s Big Tech crackdown rattles entrepreneurs
On Sept 06, both Chinese President Xi Jinping and his top economic adviser, Vice-Premier Liu He, sent st....

September 07, 2021 Israel , China , Russia , Myanmar , Climate Change , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , UAE , Biden
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
Why are Central Asian Republics wooing Pakistan?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The emerging regional security threats post-US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an active engagement between Pakistan and Central Asian republics (CARs). The US and NATO forces were scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 11 September 202....

July 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , INSTC , Chabahar Port , Iran , Kazakhstan , US Withdrawal , CPEC , Taliban , Turkey , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , CSTO , Afghanistan. Uzbekistan , Trans-Afghan Railway , Transit Trade Agreement
Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh: Geopolitical Implications
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

The geostrategic sensitive region of region of Nagorno-Karabakh lies at an intersection of political, ethnic and religious borders of Iran, Turkey, Russia and Georgia. On September 27, 2020 the war broke out with Azerbaijan launching an offensive re....

March 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Iran , Turkey , Monograph , Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict , Nagorno-Karabakh
Syrian Unrest: A Decade of Misery for Syrians
Amb VP Haran Article

18th March 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the commencement of unrest in Syria. The arrest and ill treatment of 15 schoolboys in Darra, a town on the border with Jordan led to about 3000 people holding a demonstration after Friday prayers, demandi....

March 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , US , UNSC , Arab Spring , Turkey , Golan Heights , Bashar al Assad , Gulf States , Kurds
Joe Biden Presidency and West Asia
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.