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Erdogan said that by carrying out attacks, the terrorist organisation PKK is trying to make its presence felt in Cizre.

Prolonged turmoil in the West Asia region could result in rising oil prices and interruption in India's trade with the region valued at $120 billion a year. India should have contingency plans in place to deal with unforeseeable consequences of a spreading conflagration.

The US interest in West Asia is declining as domestic economic and political uncertainties make it look more and more inwards. The shale oil and gas boom is transforming energy markets with the US likely to emerge as the world's biggest combined oil and gas producer this year. These trends are reshaping the regional order in West Asia and New Delhi will have to respond pro-actively to preserve and enhance its own interests in a strategically crit

By exiting the Iran nuclear deal and guiding the Abraham Accords to fruition, did Trump’s disruptions succeed in American foreign policy’s most ho

At a conference on "Transformations in West Asia: The Next Steps" in Delhi, speakers said each country must develop its unique path to achieve democracy, based on the historical and current social, political and economic context.

Asian states, particularly Asian economies importing oil as primary customers today, will see a demand for a significant increase in their military fo

Arabs got talent, and they need technology to make its best use. But how much of reliance is enough?

The tech industry will create a new social class in moderate Muslim states that will make them resilient to Islamic radicalization while building the

Shorenstein APARC, in collaboration with Observer Research Foundation, will hold a conference on regionalism and regional integration in South Asia at Stanford University on June 19 and 20, 2008. The conference papers will be issued as an edited volume

China claims to have purely benign intentions in South Asia. A closer look, however, at Beijing’s actions in the region strongly suggests that it is assiduously securing its national interests, which are likely detrimental to most if not all South Asian nations. In the future, all South Asian countries should be clear-eyed about what precisely Beijing is attempting to achieve in their region, and the potential long-term consequences.

The management of the coronavirus crisis has demonstrated a regional tendency to be loyal to China — to the point of endangering lives.

CPEC has two ends: Gwadar, where Chinese are building a maritime presence, and PoK where Pakistani and Chinese territorial & military frontiers are merging

We need to develop alternate models that do not ignore the need for greater coordination and synergy within governments.

With his killing, the US has entered an area of unknowns. Iran cannot be underestimated

Hasina’s victory will likely put Delhi-Dhaka relations under more scrutiny -with the West expecting India to be vocal about the state of democracy in Bangladesh

Countries in South Asia, before COVID-19, were already battling critical socioeconomic vulnerabilities and a deluge of extreme weather events brought about by a changing climate. The pandemic has demonstrated how disasters can cascade and converge to threaten lives, livelihoods, and economic and social systems. Yet, governments in the region have been slow to incorporate a multi-hazard, multi-sectoral perspective into their preparedness managemen

Hillary Clinton's altered agenda reflected the reshuffled priorities of the US in its dealings with China. Unlike in the past, Human Rights and Tibet did not figure prominently during the talks this time.

Much more is at stake than domestic security when it comes to how the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan will affect the small South Asian states

Baghdad can figure in India’s energy calculations more significantly given the geopolitical developments in recent times.

Does Indian Foreign Policy towards West Asia have to be as fragmented as the region? Probably not. One could start by enunciating a few guidelines that are minimalist; that we are against religious extremism, toppling established states and condemning disproportionate use of force by Israel.

The rhetoric and the justifications that Radical Islam employs to create willing suicide bombers must be properly understood if this menace is to be tackled effectively

India needs to become a strategic maritime power in a bid to check China's rise.

The heightened geopolitical rivalry between US, China, and Russia has raised the strategic importance of the Strait as a vital maritime shipping route

New Delhi will be hoping that Congress can continue to rein in Trump’s worst instincts.

Amid changing narratives in West Asia, PM Modi has successfully de-hyphenated India's Israel and Palestine policy.

A two-day workshop on international terrorism in the South-East Asian region and its likely implications for South Asia was organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) at its headquarters at New Delhi on April 28 and 29, 2004, under its International Terrorism Watch Project.

The ISIS has the potential to become the unifying terrorist force in the South East Asia region, posing a bigger threat to the region, according to terrorism expert Mr. Vikram Rajakumar. He also pointed out the emerging pro and anti ISIS factions in the region, counter balancing the ISIS.

Israel can leverage the current geopolitical situation in bolstering the economic, strategic, defence, and cultural ties with India.

CCP ज़बरदस्ती और सहयोगिता- दोनों का इस्तेमाल ये सुनिश्चित �

अपने सॉफ्ट पावर को दिखाने की कोशिश में चीन ने दक्षिण-पूर्�

तकनीक और स्वचालन में तेज़ उन्नति संघर्ष और युद्ध के भविष�

G7 और NATO की बैठक के बीच कयास लगाए जा रहे हैं कि क्या इस युद्ध को रोकने के लिए कोई कूटनीतिक पहल हो सकती है. एक और सवाल कि क्या इसकी आंच भारत तक आ सकती है. इन तमाम सवालों पर क्या कहते �

एक लड़ाकू देश के तौर पर चीन बार बार अपनी हाइपरसोनिक ताक़त

वियतनाम के साथ करीबी संबंध का दावा करने के बावजूद हक़ीक़�

Quad and China कूटनीतिक लिहाज से क्वॉड की यह बैठक बेहद उपयोगी है. भ�