South Asia and Beyond

Category : West Asia

U.S.-Iran Faceoff: Can Stability Return To The Middle East?

Ashwin Ahmad January 15, 2020

NEW DELHI: Tehran’s belated admission of downing a Ukrainian passenger aircraft is embarrassing for the regime, externally and domestically. President Donald Trump has tacitly encouraged Iranian protesters on Twitter, but curiously, there hasn’t been any significant announcement by him on Iran so far. Professor AK Pasha, of the Centre for West Asian Studies at Delhi’s Jawaharlal […]Read More

Oman Gets New Monarch But Foreign Policy Status Quo May Continue

Surya Gangadharan January 12, 2020

NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Going by the standards of Arab monarchies, the political transition in Oman upon the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said was smooth as silk. His cousin Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was sworn in as the new sultan. Indian diplomats who have served in Oman and the region say they expect it […]Read More

‘Region Wants India To Play A More Proactive Role In Resolving US-Iran Conflict’

Team StratNews January 11, 2020

NEW DELHI: Iran’s admission that it accidentally shot down the Ukranian airliner raises various domestic issues for Tehran. It will also occasion some cheer in Washington. But Dr Waiel Awwad, senior Syrian journalist and West Asia expert based in New Delhi, believes that Iran with its array of proxy forces retains a very strong hand […]Read More

U.S. Waiver For Chabahar: Will Gulf Tension Play Spoiler?

Parul Chandra January 9, 2020

NEW DELHI: India is keeping its fingers crossed in the wake of heightened U.S.-Iran tensions, concerned it could impact its plans for the development of Chabahar port in Iran. The U.S. recently granted India a “narrow waiver” from sanctions for the port’s development. The waiver is significant as it’s been given in writing for the […]Read More

With Gulf On Knife Edge, India Waits For Zarif

Parul Chandra January 8, 2020

NEW DELHI: The Persian Gulf teetered closer to war with Iran firing ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq—Irbil in the north and Al Assad in the west. Iran’s state TV said 80 “American terrorists” were killed in the 15 missiles that were fired. But U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted “all is well” and […]Read More