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Decoding Iran – Saudi Talks

by Mark Kinra & Lokmaanya Connect25 May 202129 June 2021 < 1 min read

With Joe Biden, a long-time supporter of Iran Nuclear Deal taking office, the dynamic in West Asia is set for another change. It is believed that Iran and Saudi Arabia have already begun negotiations. With strategically sensitive topics such as the Yemen War still looming large, how will these talks pan out?

Gulf Neighbourhood Politics

The UAE-Israel Accord Signals Changing Strategic Orientation of Arab Gulf States

by Jacob Zucker17 August 202010 December 2020 4 min read

The UAE’s leadership has calculated that the looming threat of Iranian aggression outweighs the possible backlash at this (UAE-Israeli) diplomatic coup at home and in regional conclaves such as GCC and the Arab League.

Gulf Neighbourhood Society

Exodus of Expatriates in Kuwait – Then and Now

by S Raghavan21 July 202010 December 2020 5 min read

The Constitutional Monarchy of Kuwait has decided to bring down the number of expats so as to allow native Kuwaitis to have more share of distribution of resources and employment.