Dr Md. Muddassir Quamar is Associate Fellow at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s book ‘Education System in Saudi Arabia: Of Change and Reforms’ has been published by Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
Associate fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Chapter ‘Holocaust Denial and Minimization in the Indian Urdu Press’ has been published in the Volume ‘Conceptualizing Mass Violence: Representations, Recollections, and Reinterpretations’, edited by Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi and Dr. Priya Singh (London: Routledge).
India and the GCC countries should further strengthen cooperation in the fields of healthcare, education, defence and niche areas like space exploration, artificial intelligence, cyber security, bioinformatics, and renewable energy.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Comment ‘India & Qatar To Reinvigorate Bilateral Ties’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on December 30, 2020.
India is making a concentrated effort to boost bilateral relations with the Gulf countries. Qatar is an important partner for India in the Gulf, and the visit of Dr. Jaishankar is likely to give a boost to bilateral relations in trade, commerce and investments, writes Dr. Quamar.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s research article ‘Changing regional geopolitics and the foundations of a rapprochement between Arab Gulf and Israel’ has been published in Global Affairs, the journal of European International Studies Association.
The article takes a deeper look at developments leading up to the UAE's decision, followed by Bahrain, to normalize relations with Israel. It explains the rationale behind the decision from the "threat perception" and "alliance building" frameworks.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar's article 'India’s Growing Defence Cooperation with the Gulf' has been published in Raksha Anirveda on December 24, 2020.
The commentary on the COAS visit to the UAE & KSA underlines how common security threats are leading India & Gulf to develop defence ties.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Chapter ‘Saudi Arabia: Navigating a Perilous Regional and International Politics’ has been published in a Volume titled ‘Political Faultlines in the Middle East’, edited by Prof. Kingshuk Chatterjee, University of Kolkata, and published by Knowledge World Publishers.
The Chapter discusses the Saudi foreign policy priorities and challenges in a changing regional and global geopolitics.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Commentary ‘India-Bahrain Ties Set to Strengthen’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR, on November 28, 2020.
The Commentary analyses India-Bahrain relations in the light of the recent visit of the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar to the island nation.
Turkish global power aspirations are hindered by a lack of regional influence. Ankara wishes to enhance strategic depth in the neighborhood. Deviating from a soft power approach, President Erdogan has increasingly adopted a confrontational foreign policy.
Turkish Foreign Policy: From ‘Zero Problem’ to Zero Friends
Turkish global power aspirations are hindered by a lack of regional influence. Ankara wishes to enhance strategic depth in the neighborhood. Deviating from a soft power approach, President Erdogan has increasingly adopted a confrontational foreign policy.