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West Asia Round Up: August 2020

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:

August witnessed monumental events in the region. US sponsored rapprochement between UAE and Israel; Pompeo’s visit to Khartoum; Beirut blasts; attempts to ceasefire in Libya; Iraqi PM’s visits to Iran and USA; Defeat....

September 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , Iran , UNSC , Putin , Libya , Turkey , UAE , Saudi Foreign Minister , virtual summit

West Asia Round Up: July 2020

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:

China-Iran deal announced earlier this month continued to reverberate through the continent and elsewhere that has been dictated by the enhanced US-China and US-Iran rivalry. The proposed 25 years Agreement , which has b....

August 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Iran , Egypt , Yemen , Turkey–Egypt , Iraq-Iran , Turkey and Russia , Israel-Hezbollah , Iran-Iraq , China-Iran

Now the Blasts in Beirut

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 04 August twin blasts rocked the Beirut skyline shattering the buildings and property around. The sound of the blasts was heard in Cyprus some 200 Kms away. According to the Lebanese authorities 78 people were killed and over 4000 injured and the ....

August 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Israel , Iran , Lebanon , Beirut , Hezbollah , INDBATT , UNIFIL

Developments in West Asia

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual interactive session on the subject, “Developments in West Asia” on 13 July 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks and introduced the central topics, i.e. Geo....

July 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Interaction , China , Indo-Pacific , Iran , COVID-19 , West Asian region , Gulf

Pakistan Stock Exchange Attack— BLA’s Thwarted Attempt

Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

“You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours. You know, eventually, those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard.”¹

July 15, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , China , Iran , Afghanistan , Terrorism , CPEC , Balochistan , Sindh , Baluchistan , BLA , Karachi , PSE , StockExchange

The Disarray in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Amb K P Fabian Article

The 5th of June 2020 marks a sad day in the annals of the 6-member GCC (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain) founded in 1981. On 5th June 2017 the Crown Princes of Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. broke off relations with ....

June 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Iran , Qatar , GCC , Saudi Arabia , Arab Spring , U.S. , Muslim Brotherhood , 13 Demands and Ultimatum , Gas Fields , Al Jazeera

The Agony of Yemen

Amb K P Fabian Commentary

In our pre-occupation with the coronavirus crisis, with a rising death toll, apparently unstoppable (27,370 on 28th March, 05 22 GMT), we should not fail to take note of an unhappy fifth anniversary of the war in Yemen, or more accurately, the war on....

March 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Houthis , Operation Desert Storm (ODS) , Military situation , Humanitarian aid , Stockholm Accord

Interaction on US-Iran Tensions after the Death of Major General Qassem Soleimani

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interactive session on “Interaction on US-Iran tensions after the death of Major General Qassem Soleimani” on 7 January 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks follo....

March 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , US , Iran , IRGC , Soleimani , Major General Qassem Soleimani

Review of Japan 2019 and Outlook for 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

2019 was an eventful year for Japan in both national and international domains. From an imperial transition to being the G20 Chair, to major trade agreements and the deadly Typhoon Hagibis, the year was filled with its share of ups and downs for Japa....

February 03, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , South Korea , US , China , Iran , EU , Reiwa Era , G20 , Northeast India

Geopolitics of Trans–Caspian Gas Pipeline

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

Introduction

Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) is designed to export natural gas from resource-rich Turkmenistan and to a certain amount from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan by putting an underwater pipeline in the Caspian seabed. From Baku, Aze....

January 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Iran , European Union , Turkmenistan , Azerbaijan , Caspian Sea , Natural Gas , Pipeline , Geopolitics