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West Asia Round up – October 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:
Normalisation of ties by someArab countries with Israel after UAE and Bahrain continued as Sudan’s transitional government, despite internal opposition, established diplomatic relations at the behest....

November 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , UNSMIL , Libyan , Russia-Georgia , Lebanese , Islamic separatism , French , Israel-Sudan
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: October 2020
Aayush Mohanty

The Vivekananda International Foundation in October hosted different Expert Groups through video conferencing. Members of these groups contributed immensely by sharing knowledge gained through vast experience in their respective fields. This issue co....

November 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Pakistan , China , foreign policy , US elections , Turkey , Economic Growth
The Frozen Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh Flares up again
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Nagorno Karabakh is one of the frozen conflicts in Eurasia for over a quarter century. However, on September 27 the two contenders and neighbours Azerbaijan and Armenia fired up the conflict yet again resulting in hundreds of casualties and attacks o....

October 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Pakistan , Russia , Iran , Putin , Turkey , Oil , Azerbaijan , Erdogan , Armenia , CSTO , OSCE Minsk group
How Turkey Succumbed to China on the Uighur issue?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

“We have kin in every corner in the world. From the Balkans to Central Asia, from Crimea to North Africa. All incidents, which take place in every single region, directly concern us. So claims about China’s pressure on our siblings in the Xinj....

October 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , economy , Turkey , Uighurs , Human Rights , Turkic people , ethnicity
United Nations at 75
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech to the 75th UNGA session mentioned that the form and structure of the UN reflect the world of 1945. These are inadequate to face the challenges of the 21st century. He also highlighted India’s contribution....

October 03, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Pakistan , China , Turkey , COVID-19 , Multilateralism , UNGA , France , reforms , UAE , UN Secretary General
Libya: Turning a New Page?
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

After months of stalemate, a cease-fire in Libya was announced on 21st August in parallel statements by the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representative (HOR) based in Tobruk. General Haftar however, issued a dism....

September 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Egypt , Turkey , GNA , COVID-19 , Greece , UAE , Gen Haftar , Mediterranean , Muslim Brotherhood Tobruk , UNSecurity Council
West Asia Round Up: August 2020
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

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....

September 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , Iran , UNSC , Putin , Libya , Turkey , UAE , Saudi Foreign Minister , virtual summit
Battleground Idlib: Russia and Turkey’s Interests amidst the COVID-19 crisis
Dr Yatharth Kachiar

The civil war in Syria similar to the continuing conflicts in Yemen and Libya has its roots in the 2011 Arab spring protests. The protracted conflict between President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces and a fragmented opposition has been diffused by Russia....

August 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Syria , Turkey , COVID-19 pandemic , Covid-19 Crisis , Battleground Idlib , Civil war , President Erdogan , Military Effort , Idlib Ordeal
Turkey’s stand-off with Greece and Cyprus in the Mediterranean
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The EU Council issued a statement on 14th August reaffirming its ‘full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus’.1 The statement reiterated that ‘sovereign rights of EU member states must be respected’.2 It stressed that ‘Imm....

August 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Turkey , Kemal Ataturk , EU , Erdogan , Greece , France , Cyprus , Mediteranian , Ottoman Empire
Assessing India’s Abrogation of article 370, and Kashmir’s Journey Ahead
Abhinav Pandya Article

On August 5th, 2019, Modi government nullified the article 370 and scrapped article 35 A, the backbone of article 370. It was indeed a historic moment for India as article 370, in essence, had become a dead weight providing a robust protective shield....

August 05, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , Kashmir , Radicalisation , governance , ISIS , Turkey , ISI , Article 370 , Ladakh , AQIS , United Jihad Council
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