Articles

Bashar al Assad

Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey and its Regional and Domestic Ramifications

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, delves into the domestic and regional ramifications of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey and sheds light on India's response in the two West Asian states. He also touches upon the current dynamics ....

March 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Syria , Narendra Modi , Turkey , Bashar al Assad , Podcast , Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Conflicts that Just Don’t Go Away

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

While the Russia-Ukraine war and the patriotic histrionics of Zelensky, obduracy of Putin and bluffing by the West and incongruity of Biden hog the limelight of media and the paparazzi across the spectrum, the forever wars especially in the Middle Ea....

April 27, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , JCPOA , Syria , Gaza , Bashar al Assad , Hamas , Gulf States , Al Aqsa

Ten years since Arab Spring and its implications on the West Asian Region

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das unfold the legacy of Arab Spring and explore its political intricacies and regional dynamics". ....

March 31, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Syria , Arab Spring , Libya , Yemen , Bashar al Assad , Podcast , Muammar Gaddafi , Houthi movement

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

West Asia Round up- June 2020

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract

The mutually decimating spat among the Gulf nations, Qatar Vs Quartet (comprising of Saudi Arabia, UAE , Bahrain + Egypt) celebrated its 3rd anniversary in dismay as no signs of thaw are seen despite US efforts even though....

July 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , OPEC , Netanyahu , Qatar Vs Quartet , UN’s arms , GECF , OPEC+ , Bashar al Assad , Iraqi PM