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China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia

The geopolitical sand dunes in West Asia are known to shift suddenly. However, major regional developments in recent times point to certain fundamental shifts, which may have significant long-term implications. The first among such important changes...

Neighborhood News Digest – 4 July 2023

Afghanistan British Special Forces Face Fire For Afghanistan Ops, Accused Of Executing Over 80 Unarmed Civilians – Hindustan Times British Special Air Services have been accused of executing over 80 unarmed civilians in Afghanistan. A Guardian...

Neighborhood News Digest – 19 June 2023

Afghanistan Water wars: Afghanistan and Iran’s deadly border flare-up spotlights scarcity crisis – CNBC Iran and Afghanistan are going head-to-head over control of the supply of a crucial resource that’s shrinking by the day: water. Violence along...

West Asia Roundup: May 2023

Abstract Resilience and political astuteness of President Erdogan enabled him to win the Presidential elections once again in the second round despite several odds including the poor performance during the devastating earth quakes. He was able to...

Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 May 2023

Afghanistan Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty – The Print With Afghanistan and Iran locked in a water dispute, tension between the two neighbours has escalated after two Iranian security...

Neighbourhood News digest - 4 May 2023

Afghanistan Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan: Report – Tribune A Taliban fighter recently fired his rifle into the air at a food distribution event in Afghanistan, an example of their harassment of nongovernmental groups operating...

Takeaways from the First meeting of the India-Central Asia JWG on Chabahar Port

Background The India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port had its first meeting in Mumbai on April 12–13, 2023. The Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of the Republics of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and...

China's Mediation Role in the Saudi Arabia-Iran Deal

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF evaluates China's role in the recent rapprochement agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. He also touches upon India's policy in the West Asian region in light of the resetting of relations between...

Neighborhood News Digest – 05 April 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan Taliban raid kills six members of Islamic State group – The Hindu An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said...

Neighborhood News Digest – 21 March 2023

Afghanistan US military gear left in Afghanistan resurfaces with Pakistani Taliban – Mission Network News It was bad enough when the US hastily withdrew from Afghanistan, leaving $7 billion-worth of military equipment to the Taliban. Now, the...

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