The Mecca Pact also known as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye in August 2026. The agreement marks a significant development in the …
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Dr. Anu Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the Amity Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (AIDSS), Amity University, NOIDA. Previously, she has been associated with the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi as Research Fellow with research interests related to various subjects associated with the West Asian region. She has published and presented various papers on foreign and domestic politics of Iran and the broader West Asian region both nationally and internationally. She has also published a book titled “Through the Looking Glass: Iran and its Foreign Relations” in the year 2020 through KW Publishers which was co-published by Routledge in the year 2022. She also on the reviewer panel of Scopus indexed journal Journal of Strategic Security, published by the University of South Florida, US and Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (AJMEIS), published by Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). She is also the regular columnist with The Week and her weekly column “Gulf Watch” discusses the pertinent issues related to geopolitics, regional politics and foreign policy of the Gulf region. She has credible experience as a freelancing journalist with “The Statesman” newspaper, New Delhi as part of her Graduation programme. She holds a Masters degree in Politics with Specialisation in International Relations from the School of International Studies (SIS), JNU and an M.Phil. degree from the American Studies division of Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies (CCUS&LAS), SIS, JNU. She has done her Ph.D. from Centre for International Politics (CIP), School of International Studies (SIS), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar (Gujarat).
The Mecca Pact also known as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye in August 2026. The agreement marks a significant development in the …
Anthropic’s Generative Threat Group (GTG) for threat actors who use its AI products, a group of non-state actors based in northern Yemen—a region having strong Houthi presence used Claude AI …
For India, the disruption of Gulf energy infrastructure is an immediate strategic and economic concern. India’s proximity to the Gulf, its dependence on imported hydrocarbons and its expanding energy requirements …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic from in August-September 2026 is significant for India’s renewed engagement with Central Asia. The visit included bilateral diplomacy …
The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on 07 August 2026 marks an important development in the changing security architecture of West Asia. …
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is one of the most ambitious connectivity initiatives of the 21st century. This corridor was conceived not merely as a transport corridor but as …
The simultaneous disruption of the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb has exposed one of the greatest structural vulnerabilities in India’s energy security architecture—its dependence on maritime supply routes …
India’s expanding defence partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is entering a new phase with the two countries discussing the possible export of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. This …
The evolution of ties between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) increasingly reflects a shift from resource-based cooperation to a more technology-oriented strategic engagement. While energy continues to remain …
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came at a time when maritime uncertainty, regional conflict, and supply chain disruptions have transformed economic agreements into instruments of strategic resilience. India–Oman CEPA carries significance …
The decision of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to exit the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC) represents one of the most consequential shifts in global energy geopolitics in recent …
The India-UAE relationship has evolved beyond energy and diaspora into one of India’s most consequential strategic-economic partnerships in West Asia. Presently, the UAE’s agreement with India includes a US$5 billion …
The uncertainty surrounding India’s involvement in Iran’s Chabahar Port has once again made visible the vulnerability of India’s contemporary foreign policy and the desire for strategic autonomy in a scenario …
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at a time of heightened instability, a fragile ceasefire, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in …
The ceasefire now being discussed in West Asia is best understood not as a comprehensive regional peace, but as a narrow and fragile pause in the ongoing conflict between Iran, …
The trajectory and eventual outcome of the ongoing Iran-Israel-United States conflict cannot be understood through the actions in the conflict theatres alone. Rather, it hinges on a set of interconnected …
The contemporary crisis in West Asia has once again revealed the structural vulnerability of global energy flows and maritime trade routes. For India, whose economic growth remains deeply intertwined with …
The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks a historic turning point in the political trajectory of the Islamic Republic. Since 1989, Khamenei had presided over the consolidation …
The outbreak of direct American and Israeli military strikes against Iran in February 2026 can be one of the most consequential escalations in Middle Eastern geopolitics. What distinguishes this episode …
The decision by India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to formally restart negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after nearly fifteen years represents a significant geoeconomic inflection point …
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are translating their relationship into a more explicit defence and security framework. This indicates that their partnership is no longer transactional, but will …
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