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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
Global Terrorism Trends in 2021 & Projections for 2022
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

संधिविग्रहयोस्तुल्यायां वृद्धौ संधिमुपेयात्।
[Translation: If there is an equal benefit in peace or war, he (the king) should choose peace.] ....

April 12, 2022 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Israel , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Terrorism , Iraq , ISIS , Syria , West Asia , Counter terrorism , America , Sub Saharan Africa , Al Qaida
The Last Two Gulf Summits- Looking at New Horizons
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

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
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
West Asia Round up – October 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:
Normalisation of ties by someArab countries with Israel after UAE and Bahrain continued as Sudan’s transitional government, despite internal opposition, established diplomatic relations at the behest....

November 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , UNSMIL , Libyan , Russia-Georgia , Lebanese , Islamic separatism , French , Israel-Sudan
Battleground Idlib: Russia and Turkey’s Interests amidst the COVID-19 crisis
Dr Yatharth Kachiar

The civil war in Syria similar to the continuing conflicts in Yemen and Libya has its roots in the 2011 Arab spring protests. The protracted conflict between President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces and a fragmented opposition has been diffused by Russia....

August 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Syria , Turkey , COVID-19 pandemic , Covid-19 Crisis , Battleground Idlib , Civil war , President Erdogan , Military Effort , Idlib Ordeal
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 and North Africa Roundup 2019
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

A Year of Protests
In 2019, protests emerged in Algeria against the decision of the 82-year-old incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to contest in the presidential election for a fifth term which was originally scheduled on 18 April ....

January 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Syria , West Asia , Libya , Yemen , Israel-Palestine Conflict , Election Review
Interactive Session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interactive session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’ on 8 November 2019. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks followed by a brief summary....

December 09, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Syria , Syrian civil war , West Asian region , Humanitarian Crisis , Kurdish issue
Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’. The deliberations broadly focussed on assessing the present situation in the West Asian Region ....

July 30, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , Israel , Chabahar Port , Syria , Indian Diaspora , Gulf region
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