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Commentary: President Rouhani’s Visit to India

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

President Rouhani’s visit to India from February 15-17, 2018 took place after a gap of almost 15 years, since President Khatami’s visit in 2003. In between, there was a transit visit by President Ahmadinejad in 2008. There was a long gap before t....

February 21, 2018 India-Iran relationship , Chabahar Port , Rouhani’s visit , Iran , India , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

ईरान को ट्रंप की ‘नामंजूरी’: आगे क्या

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

शुक्रवार 13 सितंबर, 2017 को अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप ने सख्ती भरे भाषण में ऐलान किया कि वह सं....

October 27, 2017 Trump ‘Decertifies’ Iran , अमेरिकी ऐलान , ईरान परमाणु समझौता , JCPOA , US , Iran , Iran Nuclear Program , Nuclear , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Trump ‘Decertifies’ Iran: What Next?

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

In a hard hitting speech on Friday the 13 October, 2017, President Trump announced that he would not certify to the Congress that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed with Iran is in US’ national security interest. He accused Iran ....

October 15, 2017 US decertification , Iran nuclear deal , sanctions , US , Iran , President Trump , national security , Islam , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Diplomatic Isolation of Qatar: Causes and Consequences

Manpreet Sohanpal

Recently, three of Qatar’s most powerful neighbours decided to severe ties with the gas-rich country. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt announced to severe all– sea, land, air, diplomatic – linkages with Qatar. This i....

July 05, 2017 GCC , Qatar , Terrorism , Saudi Arabia , Iran , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

Iran's Presidential Election

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Iran's just concluded 12th Presidential election attest the stability of the Iranian system. The election witnessed high voter turn-out of above 73 percent. Rouhani won 57 percent or 23,549,616 votes out of total of 40 million votes cast. He improved....

May 22, 2017 Presidential elections , Iran , Rouhani , Chabahar Port , PM Modi , Tehran , International North-South Transit Corridor , INSTC , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

International North-South Transit Corridor

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Transit Corridors Iran’s geographical location and proximity to India, make it an ideal transit hub for reaching Russia and CIS countries. The country is politically stable. It is also a fast growing economy. Its GDP is expected to grow b....

October 24, 2016 North-South Transit Corridor , Bandar Abbas , India and CIS , Iran , Chabahar , shipping , railway corridor , Economic Studies

Has Iran given up its nuclear option?

Mayank Anand Purohit, Research Intern, VIF

The year 2016 has seen Iran re-integrate with the world, both politically and economically. This is enabled by the implementation of JCPOA (Joint comprehensive plan of action or the Nuclear Deal) in January. The nuclear sanctions over Iran were withd....

June 21, 2016 Nuclear Deal , JCPOA , Ballistic Missile , Iran , West Asia

PM’s Visit to Iran : Back to Basics on a Crucial Relationship

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Just a month or so ago Prime Minister Modi was in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing a long standing relationship which is of great strategic importance to India. Over 2 million Indians reside there, remit money home and help retain the relationship which als....

May 04, 2016 Iran , India Iran Relation , International Relations and Diplomacy

Daesh in Iraq: A Concern for Iran

Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

Living with challenges has become a norm for the Islamic Republic of Iran. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it witnessed some mega problems, including eight-year war with Iraq, controversial nuclear programme, international sanctions, etc. Curre....

March 30, 2016 Daesh , ISIS , Islamic State of Iraq and Syria , Islamic State , Iran , Terrorism

Breakout Moment for Iran

Mayank Anand Purohit, Research Intern, VIF

The Iran Nuclear Deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was implemented on 16^th January 2016 after Iran completed its obligations for securing suspension of nuclear related sanctions imposed on it. This ends the economic and po....

February 23, 2016 Iran , Iran nuclear deal , Iranian economy , International Relations and Diplomacy