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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

Current Energy Dynamics in West Asia

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. D. P. Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow ar VIF discusses, "Current Energy Dynamics in West Asia" by evaluating the impact of the US President Joe Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia on global oil prices; assessing the policies of OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia....

September 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Russia , Saudi Arabia , G7 , OPEC+ , Podcast , states Iran

West Asia Experts Group Meeting

The West Asia Experts Group Meeting was held on 8 July 2022 by the Vivekananda International Foundation, the discussion was focused on "The Geopolitical Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Middle East". The key speaker for the session was Giorgio Fra....

August 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , West Asia , North Africa , Middle East

Interaction with Mr. Dammu Ravi on ‘Prospects of I2U2 Summit’

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a discussion on "Prospects for I2U2 summit" on 25 July 2022. The key speaker in the discussion was Mr. Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs. The members attending ....

August 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , Israel , India , I2U2 summit , the United Arab Emirates (UAE) , the United States (US)

The I2 U2: A Matrix of Some Consequence

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

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

Evolving Security Dynamic in West Asia and India’s Challenges

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

West Asia continues to churn festered by several hot spots including Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Iraq as Arab Spring 2.0 straddles the region forcing socio-economic reforms. The Middle East Process remains defunct as the Israel-Palestine conflict remain....

June 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , China , Maritime Security , Egypt , Turkey , Book Published , UAE , Security Dynamic in West Asia , India’s Challenges , Biden Doctrine , China’s West Asia Strategy , Foreign Policy in West Asia: , Economics of Western Asia

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

Evolving security dynamic in West Asia and India’s challenges

Huma Siddiqui

As the controversy over the disrespect to Islam and the Holy Prophet by some errant individuals of the Indian ruling party raged across West Asia , I was happy to see the book edited by veteran diplomat and West Asia expert Ambassador Anil Trigunaya....

June 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Pakistan , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Qatar , Turkey , Book Reviews , Middle East , WANA region

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