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The Libyan Elections – Amidst Hope and Despair
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

I fondly and vividly recall one of the finest and first ever elections held in the newly liberated Libya in 2012 when the man on the street just looked enthusiastically at their future that might have fulfilled their revolutionary dream. The election....

October 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , elections , Libya , General Haftar , Tripoli , Tobruk , Gadaffi
Elections in Qatar
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Arab Spring (2010) may have failed in some respects after forcing removal of Mubarak and Gaddafi as all the countries including Ben Ali’s Tunisia continue to go through the political churn but it had showed the way to the youth and disenfranchise....

October 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , elections , Doha , women rights , Arab , Emir , Shura , Elections in Qatar
West Asia Experts Group Meeting

The West Asia Experts Group Meeting was virtually held on 4 August 2021 by the Vivekananda International Foundation, the discussion was focussed on India-Turkey Relations; Turkey’s Foreign Policy and its Regional role. The key speakers in the se....

August 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , Turkey , COVID-19 , G20 summit , President Erdogan
Recent Developments in Iran
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das discuss the recent political developments in Iran and evaluate it's implications on regional security and India's West Asia Policy.....

July 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , JCPOA , India-Iran relations , Podcast , Ebrahim Raisi , Persian Gulf
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das dissect the escalation between Israel and Hamas and India's potential role. ....

June 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Jerusalem , Israel , Gaza , Netanyahu , Hamas , Podcast , Benjamin , Israel Hamas Conflict
Escalation between Iran and Israel
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das unfold the ongoing escalation between Iran and Israel; the US role and the future of the JCPOA.....

May 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , Palestine , US , Iran , JCPOA , Podcast , Cyberwar fare
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
Joe Biden Presidency and West Asia
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Amb. Anil Trigunayat and Hirak Jyoti Das unfold the current developments and upcoming trends in the West Asian region in light of the Joe Biden Presidency.