Iranian Nuclear Question and Israel’s Threat Perceptions
The prospects for lasting peace in the West Asian region remain minimal despite the ceasefire in the aftermath of the 12-day Iran–Israel war.
The prospects for lasting peace in the West Asian region remain minimal despite the ceasefire in the aftermath of the 12-day Iran–Israel war.
The Iran–Israel war will significantly impact the future geopolitics and security in the West Asian region.
Tech deals dominated in US President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit of his second term to the Gulf region.
The end of the Assad family rule marks the beginning of a new era in Syrian politics as well as the regional geopolitics of West Asia.
Shia Iran and its proxies have captured Sunni Arab support, notwithstanding the Arab Spring sectarian carnage a decade ago.
Sahel has supplanted West Asia and North Africa as the region worst affected by terrorism.
This volumes examines the current emerging social, political, economic and security trends in the Gulf Region and likely trajectory of events and plausible scenarios for the next two decades to help policy makers in India to prepare for a variety of contingencies in a region of immense importance to India.
Five years after the Arab Spring, West Asia is witnessing two major military conflicts in Syria and Yemen. Several states are deeply polarised and at the edge of breakdown, and there is proliferation of jihadis across the region, engaged in extraordinary brutality against enemy states and “heretic” communities.