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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?

Neighbourhood Podcasts Politics South Asia & China

The Balancing Act of China-Nepal Relations

by Gauri Noolkar-Oak & Lokmaanya Podcasts19 October 20201 December 2020 < 1 min read

Gauri Noolkar-Oak talks to Mr Binoj Basnyat, a veteran of the Nepali Army and a geopolitical analyst, about what China’s friendship means for smaller countries like Nepal, and how they should be navigating through it.

India Politics

Laser Defence: Exploring the Futuristic War and India-Israel co-operation – Part II

by Sugandh Priya Ojha & Jacob Zucker21 July 202010 December 2020 3 min read

It is certain that by cooperating on sharing resources, technology and expenses, the total cost involved can be reduced and the work rendered more efficient. However, a disadvantage is that multilateral collaboration on sensitive defence technologies is delicate at best.