Rajeev Agarwal

Surrounded by hostile neighbours, Israel has been overly conscious of its national security interests, a concern which has shaped its regional strategy right from its birth in 1948. It needs...

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• 2014 |
• Occasional Papers

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remains an inadequate and ineffective instrument to pursue regional security.

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• February 01, 2021 |
• IDSA Comments

In the present form, Prime Minister Abadi looks set to emerge as the largest block but the chances of his coalition getting the required majority are slim.

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• May 08, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

The AKP needs to go over the fundamentals of its decade long success in the country before it charts its future course. Its success in the previous decade was built...

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• November 05, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

The Iran nuclear deal should not be seen in isolation. There has been a clear realisation in the West, especially in the US, that Iran needs to be brought out...

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• April 06, 2015 |
• IDSA Comments

Amidst the ‘Arab Spring’ nations, the most keenly watched and followed developments have been in Egypt. Being one of the largest Arab nations, lynchpin of peace treaty with Israel, key...

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• 2014 |
• Occasional Papers

Turkey is one of the major regional powers in West Asia. Born from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey has taken time to consolidate and establish itself as a...

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• 2014 |
• Monograph

Nouri al-Maliki, the Shiite PM, seeking a third term in office, is facing growing opposition at home, including from his powerful Shia allies. There is also a growing rift within...

• Rajeev Agarwal, Divya Malhotra |
• March 06, 2014 |
• IDSA Comments

The victory of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani as the President and his accommodative overtures have potentials of driving Iran into a new era of relationship with the neighbourhood as well...

• Rajeev Agarwal |
• July 19, 2013 |
• Issue Brief

The presidential elections come at a time when Iran is reeling under the pressure of sanctions and having been isolated in the region with the rise of Sunni Islamism.

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Rajeev Agarwal |
• June 13, 2013 |
• IDSA Comments