Deepika Saraswat

Iran has prioritised dialogue and diplomacy with the Taliban on key issues of water-sharing and border security.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• February 11, 2025 |
• Issue Brief

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘What will Trump 2.0 do to contain Tehran?’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 25 January 2025.

An immediate foreign policy issue before the Trump administration is the risk of Iranian nuclear proliferation, says Dr Saraswat.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• May-June 2024 |
• Strategic Analysis

Faced with geostrategic setbacks, a militarily assertive Israel and the incoming Trump presidency, Iran has prioritised diplomacy with both regional countries and the West.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• December 27, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘behind Iran’s restraint in West Asia conflict’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 13 December 2024.

Iran’s missile barrage into Israel on October 1 failed to reverse Israeli escalation in Lebanon and invited a direct response against Iran, says Dr Saraswat.

Azerbaijan, with backing from Turkey and increasingly Russia, continues to push for a transport corridor to its exclave Nakhchivan, a year after it recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• September 26, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory in Iran’s snap presidential election has unexpectedly brought reformists back to the political arena.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• July 12, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

• Deepika Saraswat |
• January-February 2024 |
• Strategic Analysis