Abstract: Iran continued to remain in the throes of protests and increased acts of defiance by the celebrities and common people alike pursuant to the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police for alleged inappropriate...
Abstract Iran has been rattling on account of international sanctions, lack in progress on JCPOA Nuclear deal due to shifting goal posts, economic down turn even as it may have got some respite due to the Russia-Ukraine war in the...
Abstract: Suffering from fury of floods and failings of the economy and fast depleting forex reserves, Islamabad once again reached out to the rich Gulf States who even obliged to bail them out once again. Cryptically, PM Shehbaz Sharif...
Abstract: After 19 months into his Presidency the US Administration decided that President Joe Biden embark on a ‘mending fences’ visit to West Asia including Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia to interact bilaterally and regionally with...
Abstract: One of the most important aspects during the month was engaging and hectic diplomatic activity and high level visits. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman visited Jordan, Egypt and Turkey (June 20-22) essentially aiming at...
Abstract: The region continued to face the pressures of the Russia -Ukraine conflict while trying to help in alleviating the situation. While acting as an interlocutor between Moscow and Kiev, Turkey ( which had refused to be part of...
Abstract: As the Ukraine -Russia war raged on, the countries in the region tried to assess their affiliations and predilections since these disconcerting developments would likely change the ongoing transitional global world order in...
Abstract: February turned out to be a testing time for the Middle eastern countries as Russia’s so called ‘military operation’ against Ukraine was launched and the two break away parts were declared as Independent Republics by President...
Abstract: On 29th January, India and Israel celebrated their 30th anniversary of establishment of full diplomatic relations. While Israeli PM Naftali Bennet called it a “Gehri Dosti’ -a deep friendship, Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
Abstract: 2021 ended on a promising note for the region as rapprochement and reconciliation among major rivals was achieved to some extent with high level exchanges, raising hope for some kind of a modus vivendi, despite the history and...