Research & Analysis
Why Iraq needs more attention in India’s...
Baghdad can figure in India’s energy calculations more significantly given the geopolitical developments in recent...
Growing UAE-Israel ties shows political intent to...
The bilateral relationship between Israel and UAE has moved ahead with surprising speed post the...
Iran’s SCO Accession: A timely yet insufficient...
The changing world order has opened the doors of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to Iran,...
30 years of bilateral ties: What Indo-Israeli...
India's de-hyphenation policy in West Asia has been instrumental in sustaining bilateral ties with Israel.
The Arab Gulf’s outreach to Iran amidst...
With the Arab Gulf states hoping to renew ties with Iran, a collective-diplomacy approach has...
The military–security dimension of the 2020 Abraham...
With strong convergences of strategic interests, military-security cooperation looks promising between Israel, the United Arab...
Building new partnerships: Putin looks toward Iran
In Russia’s pageantry of state visits to Iran, its counter to the West is quite...
The I2U2 summit: Geoeconomic cooperation in a...
The I2U2 grouping could be a game-changer in the region as it provides a platform...
Gantz’s visit to India: Israel’s hand in...
Israel can leverage the current geopolitical situation in bolstering the economic, strategic, defence, and cultural...
The deepening of India–Israel defence ties
Cooperation in various areas ranging from technology to defence has led to the opening up...
The Gulf’s quest to reconfigure its relations...
The US relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrived at...
An India-Europe Trade Corridor? The geoeconomics dimension...
India could leverage evolving ties with West Asia to expand on muli-modal links from Mumbai...
Middle Eastern Quad? How Abraham Accords opened...
It may be too early to call it a ‘Middle Eastern Quad’, but the United...
Pegasus in the Room: Law of surveillance...
“Surveillance is not new, but technology has permitted surveillance in ways that are unimaginable,” noted...
Turkey’s return to Africa and its implications
With shifts in geopolitics and business, Africa, which is known for its abundant natural resources,...
Until the next time…. The Gaza ceasefire...
As a fragile ceasefire starts to take hold in Gaza, there is a dismal sense...
Water scarcity in the Middle East: Beyond...
This article is part of GP-ORF series — From Alpha Century to Viral World: The Raisina...
Bridging the Gulf: Towards a New Politics...
Few regions in the world today are as consequential as the Gulf. The Gulf, which...
China inks a strategic gambit with Iran...
While China’s push into Iran is impressive on paper, how Beijing puts this into practice...
Analysing Iranian Defence Minister’s visit to India
Iran may become an important point of contact — diplomatically — in the near future,...
Israel’s rapid vaccination drive against COVID-19
Israel has already vaccinated more than 72 percent of those aged 60 and above of...
China-Turkey extradition treaty and implications on Uyghurs
Ankara will face pressure from within and outside its Parliament if it ratifies the extradition...
The Abrahamic Middle East — Will Israeli-Arab...
Despite the narrative of ‘peace’ around the Abraham Accords, it is not to be forgotten...
The challenges for Oman’s new ruler
Less than a year ago, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik took charge of Oman with much...