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The Agony of Yemen
Amb K P Fabian Commentary

In our pre-occupation with the coronavirus crisis, with a rising death toll, apparently unstoppable (27,370 on 28th March, 05 22 GMT), we should not fail to take note of an unhappy fifth anniversary of the war in Yemen, or more accurately, the war on....

March 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Houthis , Operation Desert Storm (ODS) , Military situation , Humanitarian aid , Stockholm Accord
Libya – the Unfortunate Domain of International Competition: Berlin and Beyond
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Soon it will be almost a decade of destruction in Libya which in many ways could be the worst extension of the four decades of Gaddafi’s autocratic rule. On February 17, 2011 ecstatic Libyans had jubilantly marched their revolution for a ‘New Lib....

January 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Libya , General Haftar , Tripoli , Tobruk , GNA , UNSMIL , Erdogan
West Asia Review, October, 2018
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) - Jamal Khashoggi Fiasco
Saudi Arabia and its maverick Prince Mohammed Bin Salman called upon themselves the global criticism due to a botched up assassination of an insider-outsider critic in Khashoggi insid....

November 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Arabia , Khashoggi murder , Syrian conflict
Diplomatic Isolation of Qatar: Causes and Consequences
Manpreet Sohanpal

Recently, three of Qatar’s most powerful neighbours decided to severe ties with the gas-rich country. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt announced to severe all– sea, land, air, diplomatic – linkages with Qatar. This i....

July 05, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Iran , Terrorism , Qatar , GCC , Saudi Arabia
Interaction with H.E. Dr. Sau Mohammad Al-Sati, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to India

The VIF was privileged to host H.E. Dr. Sau Mohammad Al-sati, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in India, for bilateral talks on 03 May 2017. The interaction began with General NC Vij, Director, VIF, highlighting the growing trajectory of India-Saudi Arabia....

May 27, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Saudi Arabia , Dr. Sau Mohammad Al-sati , National Transformation Program 2020
Modi's Saudi Sojourn : More Significant Than Being Made Out
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Prime Minister Modi's advisers have taken to heart the flak from many of his detractors regarding the high visibility of his foreign visits and the media hype connected to them. No other reason why such a significant visit at a most appropriate ti....

April 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Saudi Arabia , Modi's Saudi , Modi Government
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