Tag: Middle East

For half a century, the UAE survived by balancing Arabia, America and Iran. Now, it seems to have chosen a side.

For the US, nuclear programme negotiations are distinct from the ceasefire talks. For Iran, they are inextricably linked.

Four dynamics — rigidity, fracture, decay, and war — do not operate in isolation. They reinforce one another. Within this tightening vice, Iran’s room for strategic manoeuvre is shrinking

The roundtable will discuss how the 2023–2026 conflicts have disrupted India’s de-hyphenated West Asia strategy and reshaped regional balances. With growing risks to energy security, diaspora safety, and supply chains, the discussion will assess how India can recalibrate key partnerships and adapt its strategic approach to an increasingly fragile regional order.

India’s seizure of Iranian tankers, timed to coincide with a US trade deal, suggests a consequential drift away from strategic autonomy, and that drift carries real risks.

In Iran, key actors have long performed a ‘bridging role’, whether by design or by chance, in determining Tehran’s domestic and foreign policies