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West Asia Round Up: August 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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 of US proposal

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, Senior Research Associate, VIF

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 been in the offin

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
Finding a Solution to the Nile Dispute
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) since April 2011 has emerged as a bone of contention between Egypt famously known as the ‘Gift of Nile’ and Ethiopia that controls 85 percent of the water flow of the river. The dispu

July 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam; Nile River Basin; Comprehensive Framework Agreement (CFA); 1929 and 1959 agreements; Water and Food Security
West Asia Round up- June 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Abstract The mutually decimating spat among the Gulf nations, Qatar Vs Quartet (comprising of Saudi Arabia, UAE , Bahrain + Egypt) celebrated its 3rd anniversary in dismay as no signs of thaw are seen despite US efforts even though they have been

July 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, OPEC, Netanyahu, Qatar Vs Quartet, UN’s arms, GECF, OPEC+, Bashar al Assad, Iraqi PM
Lebanon Protests amidst Covid-19 Crisis
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Political Blocs in Lebanon March 8 Alliance: Development and Resistance Bloc Free Patriotic Movement Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (includes Hezbollah) Nasserite Popular Movement Popular Bloc Syrian Ba'th Party Syrian Social Nation

July 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Corruption, sectarianism, Confessional system, Clientalism, Lebanon Protests, Covid-19 Crisis
West Asia Roundup - May 2020
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Abstract: West Asia continued to suffer under the onslaught of Covid -19. While Iran despite its socio-economic problems and US sanctions remained the major victim in the region others caught up rather fast. Some took early containment actions

June 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Turkey, Covid -19, Haftar, Northern Yemen
West Asia Roundup - April 2020
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

May 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, ISIS, GNA, Khalifa Haftar, Covid -19, OPEC, Lebanon Protest, Iran-US escalation, Situation in southern Yemen
Fragile Unity Government in Israel
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

On 20 April 2020, the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud Party signed an agreement to form unity government with Benny Gantz’s Kahol Lavan Party ending the yearlong political deadlock and averting the possibility of fourth electio

May 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, COVID-19; Likud; Kahol Lavan; MIddle East Peace Process; Annexation plan; Illegal settlements
COVID-19 in West Asia: Implications for India
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

The COVID-19 crisis has reflected the significance of nation-state and national boundaries continue to remain the principle barrier to contain the transmission of the pandemic. The initial response in most states included the sealing off of land bord

April 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, US, COVID-19, Remittances, Indian migrants, China; Russia
West Asia Roundup - March 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Abstract: COVID-19 Pandemic continued to cause havoc globally as well as in the Middle East where most of the returning or evacuated nationals as well as travellers from the infected countries carried the virus. Iran was the most infected country

April 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, PM Modi, WHO, COVID-19 pandemic, G20 Virtual Summit, Russia-Turkey agreement on Idlib, COVID-19 crisis in Iran, Tunisia Protests, Unity government in Israel
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