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The Last Two Gulf Summits- Looking at New Horizons
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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
Elections in Iraq- Uncomfortable Outcome
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Democracy’s downside is the prevailing dissatisfaction among those who lose an election. But then they have a hope that next time round they have a chance. Democracy is a state of mind, and the mindsets do take time to change. But democratic practi

November 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Iran, Iraq, elections, Saudi Arabia, Arab Spring, PM Khadimi, Kurdish parties
The Libyan Elections – Amidst Hope and Despair
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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

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
Lost in Afghanistan
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Eleven days changed the fate of Afghanistan much faster than expected as the US withdrawal date seemed to have been advanced by a month instead of 9/11 - the 20th anniversary of the Twin towers demolition by Al Qaeda terrorists. A cryptic social medi

August 20, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan, Commentary, India, US, China, Taliban, Doha Agreement, Islamabad
Tunisia- Ghost of Bouazizi Walks Again
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Tunisia, from where the Arab Spring started in 2010, has remained in churn ever since. But it has held out the hope that democracy and constitution can be relied upon by the people. It was a partial yet a success story as several governments have had

July 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Arab Spring, Tunisia, Covid, President Kais Saied
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
The Divergences in the Gulf Have Their Own Dynamic
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

West Asia has an unusual knack of keeping the watchers and analysts on feet most of the times. On the one hand ongoing conflicts and hotspots in Yemen, Libya, Syria and Iraq keep one frustrated. And on the other simmering cinders of the Arab Spring k

July 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Israel, US, Iran, JCPOA, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, OPEC, UAE, MBS
हमास फैक्टर
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

लगभग एक शताब्दी पुराने फिलिस्तीनी आंदोलन की जटिल परिस्थिति के अपने आंतरिक आयाम हैं, सत्ता के ल�

July 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, Article, यरुशलम। इजराइल। फिलिस्तीन। अमेरिका। गाजा। हमास। दो राष्ट्र समाधान।
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
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