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What the US-Led Naval Buildup in the Persian Gulf Tells Us!
Rajesh Soami Commentary

Australia has joined the United States of America (US) led maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf. It is one of the three countries to have become part of the mission, the other two being the United Kingdom (UK) and Bahrain. All three countrie....

September 13, 2019 Persian Gulf security mission , European’s role in Gulf , American unilateralism , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
West Asia Monthly Round-Up: August 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract
West Asia continues to be fraught with uncertainty and mixed diplomatic discourse. On the one hand US-Iran spat continues but showed the signs of fissure in the so called “Alliance of the Willing” as UK released the detained....

September 06, 2019 West Asia diplomacy , French-Iran-US matters , UAE power-posturing , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Narendra Modi’s visit to UAE and Bahrain
Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 23-24 August 2019 and Bahrain on 24-25 August 2019. The visit by the Indian Prime Minister marks the first visit to the UAE and the West Asian region after coming back to p....

September 04, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , UAE and Bahrain’s solidarity , UAE and Bahrain’s gestures
Constitutional Amendment - Responses from West Asia
Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Responses of individual West Asian States on India’s decision to annul to revoke Article 370 and Article 35A has been multi-faceted and mostly focused on controlling the situation rather than any direct criticism for change in India’s policy. Sau....

August 28, 2019 India’s constitutional amendment , Article 370 , West Asia on Kashmir , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Is it Time for India to Up its Game in West Asia?
Rajesh Soami Commentary

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and France this week to boost bilateral ties with these states. The visit comes in the wake of support that India has received from these countries after New Delhi deci....

August 22, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , West Asian relations , PM’s West Asian visit , India and West Asian countries
The War on Yemen
Amb K P Fabian Article

Saudi Arabia invaded its neighbour Yemen in March 2015. The assessment then in Riyadh was that after a few weeks of aerial bombing, the Houthis will surrender and Hadi, the President who escaped to Riyadh from imprisonment at his residence by the Hou....

August 09, 2019 Saudi-Yemen War , Conflict in Middle East , Houthi-Saudi conflict , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
West Asia Review – July 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract
The US-Iran spat continued despite some signs of a thaw and a possible dialogue since both sides continued with sabre rattling and mutual recriminations. Meanwhile the mutual detention of the cargo ships by Iran and the ....

August 06, 2019 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US-Iran developments , shipping in Hormuz , events in West Asia
US Sanctions, Hormuz Strait and Security in the Gulf
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The seizure of Stena Impero by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on 19th July in the Hormuz Strait follows arrest of Grace 1 off Gibraltar by Royal Marines earlier. This represents an escalation. Incidents of attacks on tankers on 12th May an....

July 22, 2019 US-Iran spat , shipping in Persian Gulf , oil tanker seizure , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
पश्चिमी एशिया की समीक्षा- मई, 2019
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

अमेरिका और ईरान
पवित्र रमजान का महीना मई, अमन बहाली के बजाय, मध्य-पूर्व में तनाव बढ़ने का गव....

July 16, 2019 मध्य-पूर्व तनाव , ईरान पर अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध , इस्राइल-फिलिस्तीन विवाद , सीरिया शांति प्रक्रिया , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Losing Istanbul Twice: Erdogan’s Humbling Moment
Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
President Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (also known as AKP by its Turkish acronym) conceded a major defeat in the re-run of Istanbul mayoral elections on June 23 indicating a tectonic shift in Turkey’s po....

July 08, 2019 Turkish democracy , Istanbul shock , Erdogan’s dictatorial trends , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
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