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The India Way @ the UNGA
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

It appeared from media reports and commentaries as if India was the flavour at the 77th UNGA where India was ably represented by her Foreign Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar. This is not a eulogy for the EAM but he is known to call a spade a spade whic

October 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, Russia, UNSC, Ukraine, Multilateralism, UNGA, reforms, G 20
Turkey's Current Strategic Profile
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF analyses, "Turkey's Current Strategic Profile" by addressing Ankara's strategic and foreign policy priorities in the context of Russia-Ukraine crisis; identifies the reasons for rapprochement between

September 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Israel, India, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Podcast, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Iraqi Political Conundrum
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Iraq’s problems do not seem to go away. Any effort for a domestic stabilization always meets with an unequal and more intense opposing force. Politico- religious leaders hold the sway. External powers play their own games in keeping their stables a

September 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Iran, Iraq, Ali Khamenei, Shia, Kurds, Sadr, Sunni
The I2 U2: A Matrix of Some Consequence
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

On July 14 , while President Biden was in Israel on the first leg of his much discussed desert Safari ending in Jeddah conferring with the regional leaders to strengthen the Abrahamic security bridges, he virtually hosted a summit of his counterpart

July 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, Israel, India, US, Investments, Oil, UAE, I2U2
Joe Biden's Upcoming Visit to Israel; Palestine and Saudi Arabia
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF analyses, "Joe Biden's Upcoming Visit to Israel; Palestine and Saudi Arabia" and discusses the possibility of a New Middle East Peace Plan; evaluates the reasons for thaw in US- Saudi Arabia ties and

July 14, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Israel, Joe Biden, Podcast, Naftali Bennet, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammad bin Salman
West Asian states' reactions to recent events in India
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF assesses, "West Asian states' reactions to recent events in India". The speaker identifies the impact areas in India-West Asia engagement and evaluates the response of the Indian government.

June 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Podcast, boycott, Hate speech
Turkey's Changing Dynamics with the GCC States
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF analyses "Turkey's Changing Dynamics with the GCC states". The speaker identifies Turkey's strategic interests in the Persian Gulf region and the core areas of conflict; elaborates on the reasons for

May 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, GCC, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Podcast, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recent Clashes in Jerusalem, West Bank and Israel
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF evaluates the recent clashes in Jerusalem, West Bank, and Israel. The speaker identifies the reasons for the recent uptick in attacks; the possibility of renewed Hamas-Israel conflict and assesses Rus

April 30, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Hamas, Podcast, Al Aqsa Mosque, Ramadan violence, Jewish settlers
The Conflicts that Just Don’t Go Away
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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
The Impact of Russia-Ukraine Crisis on the West Asian Region
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF evaluates the impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the West Asian region.

March 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Israel, India, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, Vladimir Putin, Podcast
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