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HeadlineIndiaPolitics

India’s Reaction to the Israel-Palestine Conflict

by Amogh Oak & Lokmaanya Connect17 June 202117 June 2021 < 1 min read

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Central Asia & IranGulfPolitics

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?

Central Asia & IranNeighbourhoodPolitics

New US Govt must Revisit Iran Strategy

by Dr Ali Omidi5 February 202120 February 2021 3 min read

What Blinken is saying is simply Trump administration’s strategy in different words.

Central Asia & IranHeadlineNeighbourhoodPodcastsPolitics

Iran and Turkey

by Sugandh Priya Ojha, Jacob Zucker & Lokmaanya Podcasts27 January 202128 January 2021 < 1 min read

In this episode, Jacob Zucker and Sugandh P Ojha discuss the various convergences and divergences in Turkey and Iran’s relationship with respect to the Middle East and Central Asia.

IndiaPolitics

Reclaiming Gilgit-Baltistan, A Key Region Along the Emerging Asian Axis

by Shailendra Kumar6 January 202128 January 2021 4 min read

Quite simply if India doesn’t control Gilgit-Baltistan, someday, China will.

Central Asia & IranNeighbourhoodPodcastsPolitics

Iran and UAE

by Sugandh Priya Ojha, Mark Kinra, Jacob Zucker & Lokmaanya Podcasts20 December 202024 December 2020 < 1 min read

Mark Kinra, Jacob Zucker and Sugandh P Ojha discuss the natural rivalry between Iran and UAE induced by geography, the Abraham Accords signed by UAE and Israel, and Iran’s shifting of gears in response.

Central Asia & IranNeighbourhoodPodcastsPolitics

Iran and India

by Sugandh Priya Ojha, Mark Kinra, Jacob Zucker & Lokmaanya Podcasts10 November 202028 January 2021 < 1 min read

In this episode Mark Kinra, Jacob Zucker and Sugandh P Ojha discuss the historic and contemporary ties between India and Iran – two neighbouring ancient civilizations.

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Studying Abroad is Not Just About a Degree – In Conversation with Mark Kinra and Jacob Zucker

by Gauri Noolkar-Oak, Mark Kinra, Jacob Zucker & Lokmaanya Connect10 September 202010 December 2020 < 1 min read

Thanks to the pandemic this year, many universities have started online classes. Technology helps, but can it compensate for the experience of living and studying on a foreign campus?

GulfNeighbourhoodPolitics

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.

Central Asia & IranNeighbourhoodPolitics

Is Iran a Sacrificial Goat?

by Dr Anant Bhagwat27 July 202010 December 2020 4 min read

If the news that Iran wants to drop India from its Chabahar-Zahedan rail project to favour China is true, then it is as good (rather, bad) as shooting Iran shooting itself in the foot and prove to set in motion the beginning of its downfall.