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IS Growth Poses Threat to Several Countries
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

The menace which has been created by the Sunni militant group, Islamic State (IS) is likely to stay for some time to come. Despite the United States (US)-led coalition airstrikes to destroy the terror organisation , there has been no significant decl....

December 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , West Asia
Israel and India’s New Government: The Military-Security Dimension
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

India-Israel Ties and the New Government: The bilateral relations between India and Israel, today, are going in a direction as expected by many ever since the 2014 election results were declared. The thumping victory of the Bharatiya Janata ....

December 01, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
The Rise of the Islamic Caliphate: New Threat to Stability in West Asia
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

New Crisis: Barbarians on the March After having overrun Mosul and Tikrit in June 2014, the virulently radical Sunni militants of the new "caliphate" headed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the so-called Islamic State, appear to be gradually closin....

October 25, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Security Architecture in the Persian Gulf: GCC, Gulf Union or Something Else?
Col Rajeev Agarwal

The West Asian region has been in turmoil for over three years now. What started off as a local incident in Tunisia in December 2010 engulfed the entire region of North Africa and West Asia in what has been popularly termed as ‘Arab Spring’. Thre....

October 01, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Seminar on West Asia

VIF organized a seminar on ‘Recent Developments in West Asia: Challenges and Implications’ on July 25, 2014 to analyse the situation in the strife-torn area and its broader ramifications for the region and India. The seminar, inter alia, focused ....

August 12, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Seminars , Islamic State , ISIS , Syria , Developments in West Asia
India’s Position on Syria is Correct and Justified
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The G 20 meeting in St Petersburg has further exposed and deepened international divisions on Syria. President Barack Obama believes that the Syrian government is responsible for last month’s chemical weapon attack in Damascus, whereas as the Russi....

September 11, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Israel Palestine Talks: Joining Pieces to Attempt Peace
Col Rajeev Agarwal

The recommencement of peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis on 29 July 2013 was long overdue and marked the culmination of six rounds of shuttle diplomacy in the region over the past six months by John Kerry, US Secretary of State holding mul....

September 06, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Morsi’s Ouster: Failure of Political Islam
Amb Kanwal Sibal

If the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak by the mass of protestors in Tahrir Square in 2011 was a surprise, the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi by even larger protests in Tahrir Square and across Egypt in recent days is equally dramatic. Mubarak....

July 10, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , West Asia
New Iranian President: West, India Need to Wait and Watch
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Hassan Rowhani’s election as President of Iran on June 14 is unlikely to materially change the dynamics of the conflict between Iran and the western powers. The “reformists” in Iran who have backed Rowhani want improved handling of Iran’s di....

June 26, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Indo-Israel Relations and Iran’s Nuclear Question
Amb Kanwal Sibal

In the last 20 years or so there has been a remarkable growth in India-Israel relationship, which is all to the good. Criticism that India wants to work on this relationship more behind the scenes rather than giving it full visibility, is not unjusti....

April 15, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
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