Research & Analysis
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...
A secret visit and a historical rapprochement:...
At 7:30 pm on November 22, a flight took off from Tel Aviv and dropped...
What does Biden’s victory mean for the...
Donald Trump tried to dismantle the rules-based world order established by America after the second...
Data localisation in emerging markets: The case...
Data localisation requirements under Turkish law have so far been sector-specific and, hence, limited in...
Israel’s normalisation with UAE and Bahrain: A...
Discreet relations already existed between all three countries and the ceremony in the White House...
Comparing Erdogan’s outreach to India and China
Erdogan’s current stance vis a vis the Uighurs is unrecognisable to his previous position. The...
‘Neo-Ottomanism’ in Turkish foreign policy
Erdogan’s boisterous efforts to revivify Islamist Turkey, viewed in conjunction with his equally headstrong approach...
The maritime implications of growing China-Iran strategic...
Iran’s recent decision to drop India from the Chabahar-Zahidan railway line project has been the...
Middle East energy challenges and India
India can be much bolder in its engagement with the Middle East, and particularly the...
Strait talking: The China question extends from...
China’s supposed multi-billion dollar deal with Iran comes at a time of increasing alarm bells over Beijing’s...
Is India’s Chabahar calculus in trouble?
Recent developments bring to light two key costs for India as it seeks to pursue...
UAE navigates the post-COVID19 era: #WeAreAllResponsible
In some markets in the Middle East we are already living the ‘new normal’. With...
Pipelines to swords: How COVID-19 shifted focus...
Covid-19-related economic repercussions have rendered the unifying, cooperation-creating element of a common energy market in...
Medical diplomacy by India and Europe can...
As the US doubles down on its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, India and Europe...
Israel must bring its diverse communities together...
Much like in other countries, it took Israel — and Israelis — a while to...
COVID-19: China’s ‘Health Silk Road’ diplomacy in...
As the COVID19 pandemic flares up and countries grapple to respond, China has positioned itself...
Despite Coronavirus outbreak, India-Israel friendship continue to...
At a time when SARS-COV2 virus has taken the entire world under its blanket, halting...
India’s revamped interests defines Chabahar and its...
New Delhi now ought to prove its logistical capabilities in accomplishing the full potential of...
Russia and Israel: Towards a pragmatic partnership
In the first two months of 2020, the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel Prime...