Iraq

Iraq is a vital country in the region. It is an essential part of India's extended neighbourhood, not merely for its ineluctable geopolitical and geo-economic significance but also because of its vast historical and cultural importance.

• Prabhat Jawla
• 2023
• Monograph

Iraq is a vital country in the region. It is an essential part of India's extended neighbourhood, not merely for its ineluctable geopolitical and geo-economic significance but also because of its vast historical and cultural importance.

• Prabhat Jawla
• Monograph

Iraq is a vital country in the region. It is an essential part of India's extended neighbourhood, not merely for its ineluctable geopolitical and geo-economic significance but also because of its vast historical and cultural importance.

• Prabhat Jawla
• Monograph

Iran’s readiness for restoring diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia after six years since Riyadh cut ties in January 2016 is part of broader revival of diplomacy in the region after a decade of intense geopolitical competition and proxy wars involving Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies and Turkey & Iran.

• Deepika Saraswat
• January 10, 2022
• IDSA Comments

The new government in Iraq is likely to face challenges in addressing the issues of political instability, economic crisis, inflation, unemployment, among others. It will also have to maintain a balance between the US, the Arab allies, Iran and Turkey, the main external actors active in Iraq.

• Nagapushpa Devendra
• November 15, 2021
• Issue Brief

The Baghdad Conference is significant for a variety of reasons including Iraq’s attempt to emerge as a regional mediator and reduce tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia on the one hand, and Turkey and Egypt–UAE, on the other. However, at the core of it, the event was aimed at reviving Iraq’s economic and political fortunes.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• October 05, 2021
• IDSA Comments

The talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia mediated by Iraq may help in the de-escalation of regional tensions.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• May 25, 2021
• IDSA Comments

Since taking over as the Iraqi prime minister in May 2020, Mustafa al-Kadhimi has blended pragmatism with caution while dealing with significant domestic as well as external challenges.

• Prabhat Jawla
• December 07, 2020
• Issue Brief

The pandemic continues to amplify the crisis in West Asia, making it hard for governments to cope with it individually. In the absence of a coordinated effort at the regional level, the road to economic recovery will be long and uneven.

• Nagapushpa Devendra
• May 29, 2020
• Backgrounder

The COVID-19 crisis would severely impact the four countries at the social, political, economic and humanitarian levels, as these states were already facing multi-vector exigencies at the time of the pandemic’s outbreak.

• Adil Rasheed , Jatin Kumar
• April 21, 2020
• IDSA Comments