Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on India’s stand on US-Iran tensions, titled ‘India cannot afford to take sides in US-Iran tensions. But New Delhi must activate its regional diplomacy’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on January 14, 2020.

India cannot afford to take sides. Energy supplies and the safety and security of its vast diaspora in the Gulf are of utmost importance. India has a substantial Shia population too, with sympathy for Iran, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s chapters on Jordan's relations with Saudi Arabia and life and times of King Hussein have been published in the Palgrave Handbook on Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The handbook was published by Palgrave Macmillan recently and is edited by Prof. P.R. Kumaraswamy.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on US-Iran Hostilities has been published in Raksha Anirveda on January 14, 2020.

Commander of the elite Quds Force of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), General Qassem Soleimani’s killing marks the beginning of a new phase of a direct but limited conflict between the US and Iran, writes Dr. Quamar.

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Research Analyst, IDSA, Dr. Lakshmi Priya’s article on the demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said who ruled Oman for five decades, titled ‘Oman: End Of An Era’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on January 14, 2020.

India looks forward to maintaining close relations with Oman under the new Sultan and wishes to engage at the same level as earlier, writes Dr. Lakshmi Priya.

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Research Analyst, IDSA, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour, Dinesh Gunawardena’s India visit, titled ‘Sri Lankan Foreign Minister’s Maiden Visit To India’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on January 13, 2020.

Research Analyst, IDSA Ms. Nagapushpa Devendra’s article on US-Iran tensions, titled ‘Baghdad assassination and unfolding Iran-US crisis in Iraq’ has been published in ‘The Kootneeti’ on January 11, 2020.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Anand Kumar’s article on illegal immigrants, titled ‘Take holistic view to check illegal immigration’ has been published in ‘The Tribune’ on January 11, 2020.

The issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh has become complicated because of inaction by the central governments in the past, writes Dr. Anand Kumar.

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Research Associate under the Pakistan News Digest Project, IDSA, Dr. Zainab Akhter’s article on tenure extension of Pakistan’s Army Chief, titled ‘Pakistan In A Bind Over Extension To Army Chief’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on January 11, 2020.

The article analyses the ambiguity over the Services Act Bill that is meant to regulate the tenures of not only the Army but all the services’ chiefs.

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Research Analyst, IDSA, Mr. Jatin Kumar’s article on US-Iran tension has been published in The Hindi daily, ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ on January 11, 2020.

The article analyses the impact of the escalating tensions between the two nations on global peace.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Meena Singh Roy’s article on the impact of the US-Iran conflict on India, titled ‘Why US-Iran conflict spells big trouble for India’ has been published in Deccan Herald on January 07, 2020.

The article argues that under the given circumstances, there is no option for India but to take the more active diplomatic initiative to de-escalate the crisis in the Persian Gulf region.

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