Md. Muddassir Quamar

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s chapters on Jordan's relations with Saudi Arabia and life and times of King Hussein have been published in the Palgrave Handbook on Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The handbook was published by Palgrave Macmillan recently and is edited by Prof. P.R. Kumaraswamy.

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• Published: 14 January, 2020

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on US-Iran Hostilities has been published in Raksha Anirveda on January 14, 2020.

Commander of the elite Quds Force of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), General Qassem Soleimani’s killing marks the beginning of a new phase of a direct but limited conflict between the US and Iran, writes Dr. Quamar.

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• Published: 14 January, 2020

The situation in Persian Gulf has been on the boil with several tit-for-tat actions raising the chances of a direct confrontation. However, Iran will be cautious in choosing an all-out war given its vulnerabilities against the US military might.

• Published: January 13, 2020
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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Oman relations, titled ‘India and Oman Strengthen Strategic Ties’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on December 26, 2019.

India sees Oman as an important strategic partner in the Gulf and according to the Ministry of External Affairs, the visit by Dr. Jaishankar, “provided an opportunity for India to hold in-depth discussions with the Omani political leadership on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues and help to advance India’s growing engagement with Oman and the region,” writes Dr. Quamar.

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• Published: 26 December, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on Iraq, titled ‘Iraq at the Crossroads’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR, on December 05, 2019.

The article analyses the Iraqi youth’s protests against corruption, unemployment and Iranian and American meddling in domestic politics.

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• Published: 5 December, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India’s relations with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, titled ‘India’s pivot to Saudi Arabia, UAE reflected in growing multi-faceted cooperation’, has been published in the South Asia Monitor on November 30, 2019.

The qualitative improvement in India’s relations with the UAE and Saudi Arabia is reflected not only in the growing political and diplomatic engagements but also in the growing economic and security cooperation, writes Dr. Quamar.

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• Published: 30 November, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on the emerging prospects for India-Saudi Arabia defence relations, titled ‘Defence: A new dimension of strategic ties’ has been published in November 1, 2019, issue of India Review & Analysis.

India and Saudi Arabia are two of the world’s largest defence importers and both are trying to develop their defence industries to reduce external dependence. The Indian and Saudi leaderships have emphasised on the need to develop cooperation in this area within the framework of Make in India and Saudi Vision 2030. However, to realise this potential will not be easy and will require sustained efforts and investments, writes Dr. Quamar.

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• Published: 1 November, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on relations between India and the Gulf countries, titled ‘Growing Indo-Gulf Defence and Future Prospects’ has been published in the Oct-Dec issue of Raksha Anirveda.

The historic relations between India and the Gulf countries have undergone a qualitative transformation and has created a new momentum in bilateral ties. The changing nature of the geopolitics in Gulf and South Asia and the increasing confidence among the Gulf nations to develop ties with India, the future of Indo-Gulf defence cooperation looks bright, writes Dr. Quamar.

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• Published: 11 October, 2019

Turkish President Erdoğan has made the issue of establishing a ‘safe zone’ inside Syria a domestic political issue, linked to national security. However, given the complexities of the Syrian crisis, the differences between the United States and Turkey over the expanse of the planned safe zone, and lack of Russian and Iranian support for the plan, the chances of establishing the safe zone appears bleak.

• Published: October 11, 2019
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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Mohd. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Saudi Arabia relations, titled ‘India Intensifies Engagement with Saudi Arabia’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on October 04, 2019.

India’s bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia have improved significantly in the last few years and the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Riyadh in April 2016 laid the foundation for a new direction in the strategic partnership. The two sides attach critical importance to the bilateral relations and have given special attention to enhancing bilateral trade and investments and strengthening security and counter-terrorism cooperation, writes Dr Quamar.

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• Published: 4 October, 2019