Dr Md. Muddassir Quamar is Associate Fellow at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
The normalisation of relations between the UAE and Israel is a historic development and a step forward in the rapprochement between the Arab Gulf and Israel.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article ‘Deepening India-UAE Strategic Ties’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR, on August 20, 2020.
The India-UAE bilateral cooperation has witnessed unprecedented growth in recent years in a wide range of areas including trade, commerce, investments as well as defence, security, science & technology and education, writes Dr. Quamar.
The states of West Asia continue to grapple with dramatic changes taking place in the domestic and regional environment. Security has emerged as a significant concern for them. The political upheavals, civil strife, sectarian violence, and terrorism in the area have implications for the regional and global order. As the region grapples with myriad socio-economic problems, many extra-regional players and non-state actors, and a few regional ones, are attempting to carve out their own areas of influence. These developments across West Asia demand constant monitoring and careful analyses. This book is a collection of essays exploring various aspects of the changing security paradigm in West Asia and the regional and international responses.
The nearly two decades of Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP; Justice and Development Party) rule has raised a number of questions on the advancement or reversal of democratisation in Turkey. Besides the partisan debate on increasing authoritarian behaviour of Erdogan, there have been limited attempts to comprehensively examine the way AKP has shaped the Turkish politics in the context of the democratisation debate.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar's opinion piece on the proposed Iran-China strategic agreement, titled 'Are China and Iran Consolidating their ‘Strategic’ Partnership?'has been published by Raksha Anirveda on July 18, 2020.
Though the news of China and Iran entering into US$400 billion agreement and Iran going ahead with Chabahar-Zahedan railway project are unrelated, the timing was uncanny and left many wondering whether China and Iran are entering a new phase of ‘strategic’ partnership at the expense of India, writes Dr. Quamar.
Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s co-authored chapter on ‘Saudi Arabia and the Millennium Development Goals’ has been published in the volume titled ‘Economics of G20: A World Scientific Reference’, edited by John Whalley and Manmohan Agarwal, and published by World Scientific Publishing, Singapore.
The political divisions and economic challenges facing the country have complicated the government’s response to the pandemic, putting the population at risk and threatening to undermine the popularity of President Erdogan.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Dr. Mohd. Muddassir Quamar’s commentary on Iraq, titled ‘Iraq In The Crossfire Between US And Iran’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on March 19, 2020.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s chapters on Jordan's relations with Saudi Arabia and life and times of King Hussein have been published in the Palgrave Handbook on Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The handbook was published by Palgrave Macmillan recently and is edited by Prof. P.R. Kumaraswamy.
The UAE-Israel Agreement: A Step Towards Peace?
The normalisation of relations between the UAE and Israel is a historic development and a step forward in the rapprochement between the Arab Gulf and Israel.