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West Asia Review- December 2018

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

West Asia continued to be fraught with conflicts, competition and crisis with newer challenges springing up with the decision of US to withdraw its troops from Syria, and Iraq leaving the field wide open for Russia and regional competing powers i.e. ....

January 08, 2019 West Asia situation , conflict in Syria , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

President Trump’s Decision on US withdrawal: Middle East and the Afghanistan Situation

Amb D P Srivastava, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF Commentary

President Trump announced on December 20 his decision to withdraw 2,000 US troops from Syria. He justified the decision on the ground that the Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) has been defeated. Same time, the UN Security Council adopted Resoluti....

December 26, 2018 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US in Afghanistan , ISIS in Syria

West Asia Roundup, November 2018

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi finally became the Head of Government in a fledgling Iraqi political and security scenario. Despite some consensus between the two largest parliamentary coalitions and blessings of their respect....

December 12, 2018 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , West Asia in November , Palestine-Israel conflict

The Middle East and the Israeli Gains – Bridging the Diplomatic Divide

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Gloom in Middle East

The Middle East has been wrenching and reeling under an unprecedented pressure during the last decade. In recent times, this has been further accentuated by self-inflicted goals and self-defeating regional diplomatic ....

November 13, 2018 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Saudi Regime , Khashoggi Affair , Israel-Qatar Diplomacy

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 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Syrian conflict , Saudi Arabia , Khashoggi murder

पश्चिम एशियाई घटनाक्रमः सितंबर 2018

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा (यूएनजीए) में अपने संबोधन में इजरायल के प्रधानमंत्री बेंजामिन नेतन्या�....

October 29, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , पश्चिम एशियाई क्षेत्र में तनाव , इजरायल-तुर्की-ईरान संबंध , West Asia

West Asia Developments: September, 2018

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Iran: Nuclear Issue

Speaking at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu brought to fore their penchant for Iran bashing, claiming that Iran was hiding an atomic warehouse in Tehran. He called for the IAEA to begin in....

October 11, 2018 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , West Asia , Iran-Israel

The Tehran Summit

Amb D P Srivastava, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF Commentary

The trilateral Summit of Iran, Turkey and Russia concluded in Tehran on 7th September with a reaffirmation of support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria. The Summit once again underlined the central role of Ru....

September 12, 2018 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Tehran Summit , Syria-Idlib war , Astana Process

Developments in West Asia, August 2018

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Jordan-Palestine Confederation

President Trump had spoken about his “ Deal of the Century” for resolving the Palestinian issue. He also created a huge controversy and immense setback to the prospects of the Middle East Peace Process w....

September 12, 2018 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Yemen , Jordan- Palestine , Iran-US