A high level political engagement between Oman and India will push the relations in the positive direction and also provide a fresh fillip to the economic relations.

• Jatin Kumar
• June 08, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Behind the media hype about India's ‘unwavering support' for the Palestinian cause, there is a subtle but unmistakable shift in its policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy
• May 18, 2017
• Issue Brief

India-Turkey relations are expected to gradually move in a positive direction based on new found interests and some common grounds.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• May 12, 2017
• Issue Brief

New Delhi should leverage the prospective post-Brexit scenario as well as the enormous goodwill India has enjoyed consistently since Cyprus`s independence, to boost and deepen bilateral trade and investment relations with Nicosia.

• Gautam Sen
• May 08, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The timing of its engagements with Armenia and Cyprus is a clear indication that India is hyphenating its relations with Turkey. By simultaneously engaging with his regional adversaries, India is hoping to influence Erdogan’s attention and priorities.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy
• April 28, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The post-referendum changes in Turkey will have far reaching implications not only for the form of government but also for the long-term future of the republic and adversely affect democratic consolidation.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• April 20, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The Syrian decision to use chemical weapons on civilian targets in Khan Sheikhoun in an effort to seek control of the last rebel held territory of Idlib and the US reaction have created a new dynamics in the Syrian crisis.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• April 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Though it began as a search for a path to political democracy, the Arab Spring was used or misused by external powers and entrenched interests within the Arab world to prevent the march towards democracy.

• K. P. Fabian
• March 23, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Increased security cooperation and the potential for cooperation in the Middle East peace process are likely to be the key areas of discussion during the impending visit of King Abdullah to India.

• Manjari Singh
• March 20, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Israel’s influence on the new Trump Administration might clear the obstacles that have stood in the way of Honduras’ efforts to modernise its airforce

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• February 09, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The Turkish republic stands at a crucial juncture today. The latest constitutional amendment will change Turkey’s 94-year old parliamentary system of government. As the constitutional amendment bill awaits referendum, serious questions arise about the direction in which Turkey is heading.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• February 03, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Abbas needs to take steps for a gradual change of guard in the Fatah within a specified time-frame to keep the cause of Palestinian statehood alive.

• Gautam Sen
• January 04, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The partial cease-fire brokered and imposed by Russia and Turkey, with Iran’s concurrence, on Assad and the ‘moderates’, might mark a turning point in Syria’s tortuous journey since 2011.

• K. P. Fabian
• January 02, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Terrorists pursuing an atavistic agenda through the brutal killing of common people are not performing jihad. They only seek to legitimize their vile acts in the name of Islam.

• Reshmi Kazi
• December 05, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The most significant outcome of the Jordanian parliamentary election has been the participation of the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political wing of the officially banned Muslim Brotherhood. In many ways, this election is a test of King Abdullah’s commitment to electoral reforms.

• Manjari Singh
• September 28, 2016
• IDSA Comments

President Islam Karimov’s foremost contribution to the region and the world is to shield Uzbekistan from the onslaught of radical Islam.

• Skand Tayal
• September 26, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The Kerry-Lavrov agreement did not work because those who had to cease fire were not willing to abide by it.

• K. P. Fabian
• September 23, 2016
• IDSA Comments

Turkey is going where President Erdogan wants to take it to, as those who do not agree with him are too intimidated to stand in his way.

• K. P. Fabian
• August 17, 2016
• IDSA Comments

While a Russia-Turkey rapprochement is driven by their particular national interests, its trajectory and outcome are likely to be shaped by the interplay of several geo-economic and geo-political factors.

• Rajorshi Roy
• August 16, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The coup has seriously dented Turkey’s image as a stable, secular, progressive and prosperous country. And Erdogan's witch-hunt has tarnished the country's reputation and credibility. Turkey’s polity and economy will take a long time to recover from the crippling attrition of recent days.

• Ashok Sajjanhar
• August 02, 2016
• IDSA Comments