Research & Analysis

China inks a strategic gambit with Iran in West Asia

China inks a strategic gambit with Iran...

01 April, 2021 | By
  • Kabir Taneja
  • Kalpit A Mankikar

While China’s push into Iran is impressive on paper, how Beijing puts this into practice...

Analysing Iranian Defence Minister’s visit to India

Analysing Iranian Defence Minister’s visit to India

08 February, 2021 | By
  • Kabir Taneja

Iran may become an important point of contact — diplomatically — in the near future,...

Israel’s rapid vaccination drive against COVID-19

Israel’s rapid vaccination drive against COVID-19

25 January, 2021 | By
  • Anchal Vohra

Israel has already vaccinated more than 72 percent of those aged 60 and above of...

China-Turkey extradition treaty and implications on Uyghurs

China-Turkey extradition treaty and implications on Uyghurs

05 January, 2021 | By
  • Ayjaz Wani

Ankara will face pressure from within and outside its Parliament if it ratifies the extradition...

The Abrahamic Middle East — Will Israeli-Arab alignment on Iran create a new equilibrium for peace?

The Abrahamic Middle East — Will Israeli-Arab...

28 December, 2020 | By
  • Kabir Taneja

Despite the narrative of ‘peace’ around the Abraham Accords, it is not to be forgotten...

The challenges for Oman’s new ruler

The challenges for Oman’s new ruler

02 December, 2020 | By
  • Amit Chanda

Less than a year ago, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik took charge of Oman with much...

A secret visit and a historical rapprochement: Israel and Saudi Arabia

A secret visit and a historical rapprochement:...

27 November, 2020 | By
  • Anchal Vohra

At 7:30 pm on November 22, a flight took off from Tel Aviv and dropped...

What does Biden’s victory mean for the Middle East?

What does Biden’s victory mean for the...

10 November, 2020 | By
  • Anchal Vohra

Donald Trump tried to dismantle the rules-based world order established by America after the second...

Data localisation in emerging markets: The case of Turkey

Data localisation in emerging markets: The case...

07 October, 2020 | By
  • Ussal Sahbaz

Data localisation requirements under Turkish law have so far been sector-specific and, hence, limited in...

Israel’s normalisation with UAE and Bahrain: A prognosis for the region

Israel’s normalisation with UAE and Bahrain: A...

01 October, 2020 | By
  • Prasanna Aditya

Discreet relations already existed between all three countries and the ceremony in the White House...

Comparing Erdogan’s outreach to India and China

Comparing Erdogan’s outreach to India and China

09 September, 2020 | By
  • Prasanna Aditya

Erdogan’s current stance vis a vis the Uighurs is unrecognisable to his previous position. The...

‘Neo-Ottomanism’ in Turkish foreign policy

‘Neo-Ottomanism’ in Turkish foreign policy

31 August, 2020

Erdogan’s boisterous efforts to revivify Islamist Turkey, viewed in conjunction with his equally headstrong approach...

The maritime implications of growing China-Iran strategic ties

The maritime implications of growing China-Iran strategic...

30 July, 2020 | By
  • Abhijit Singh

Iran’s recent decision to drop India from the Chabahar-Zahidan railway line project has been the...

Middle East energy challenges and India

Middle East energy challenges and India

23 July, 2020 | By
  • Robin M. Mills

India can be much bolder in its engagement with the Middle East, and particularly the...

Strait talking: The China question extends from Malacca to Hormuz

Strait talking: The China question extends from...

21 July, 2020 | By
  • Kabir Taneja

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?

Is India’s Chabahar calculus in trouble?

21 July, 2020 | By
  • Kriti M. Shah

Recent developments bring to light two key costs for India as it seeks to pursue...

UAE navigates the post-COVID19 era: #WeAreAllResponsible

UAE navigates the post-COVID19 era: #WeAreAllResponsible

01 July, 2020 | By
  • Mai El-Kinawi

In some markets in the Middle East we are already living the ‘new normal’. With...

Pipelines to swords: How COVID-19 shifted focus from energy cooperation to securitisation in the Eastern Mediterranean

Pipelines to swords: How COVID-19 shifted focus...

06 June, 2020 | By
  • Stefan Wolfrum

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 restrain Iranian hardliners

Medical diplomacy by India and Europe can...

13 May, 2020 | By
  • Kashish Parpiani

As the US doubles down on its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, India and Europe...

Israel must bring its diverse communities together in Covid19 fight

Israel must bring its diverse communities together...

26 April, 2020 | By
  • Lidia Averbukh

Much like in other countries, it took Israel — and Israelis — a while to...

COVID-19: China’s ‘Health Silk Road’ diplomacy in Iran and Turkey

COVID-19: China’s ‘Health Silk Road’ diplomacy in...

13 April, 2020

As the COVID19 pandemic flares up and countries grapple to respond, China has positioned itself...

Despite Coronavirus outbreak, India-Israel friendship continue to shine

Despite Coronavirus outbreak, India-Israel friendship continue to...

06 April, 2020

At a time when SARS-COV2 virus has taken the entire world under its blanket, halting...

India’s revamped interests defines Chabahar and its relations with Iran

India’s revamped interests defines Chabahar and its...

07 March, 2020 | By
  • Veeresh Kanduri

New Delhi now ought to prove its logistical capabilities in accomplishing the full potential of...

Russia and Israel: Towards a pragmatic partnership

Russia and Israel: Towards a pragmatic partnership

05 March, 2020 | By
  • Pritish Gupta

In the first two months of 2020, the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel Prime...

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