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UAE’s outreach to Qatar and Turkey may create a new dynamic

International Affairs

Aug 28, 2021

UAE’s outreach to Qatar and Turkey may create a new dynamic

Navdeep Suri

UAE: Balancing between the health of the community and the economy

Healthcare

Aug 16, 2021

UAE: Balancing between the health of the community and the economy

| Mai El-Kinawi

Saudi Arabia and UAE: Are they strategically distancing themselves from the Afghanistan crisis?

Privacy & Data Protection

Jul 20, 2021

Saudi Arabia and UAE: Are they strategically distancing themselves from the Afghanistan crisis?

In 2021, things are very different in the Gulf. The missing narratives from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and others in the region on Afghanistan come from c

Kabir Taneja

What the UAE hopes to achieve in between India and Pakistan

International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

May 01, 2021

What the UAE hopes to achieve in between India and Pakistan

Kabir Taneja

संयुक्त अरब अमीरात में कोविड-19 टीकाकरण अभियान का नारा: #togetherwerecover

International Affairs | Healthcare

Mar 20, 2021

संयुक्त अरब अमीरात में कोविड-19 टीकाकरण अभियान का नारा: #togetherwerecover

शुरुआती दौर में संयुक्त अरब अमीरात (यूएई) ने जिस तरह से अप�

Mai El-Kinawi

The UAE’s vaccine drive: #TogetherWeRecover

International Affairs | Healthcare

Mar 11, 2021

The UAE’s vaccine drive: #TogetherWeRecover

Mai El-Kinawi

The India and France bonhomie has potential for expansion with the Gulf

Indian Foreign Policy | Indian Defence

Jan 23, 2021

The India and France bonhomie has potential for expansion with the Gulf

The India–France dynamic has moved forward at a rapid pace over the past few years, finding common goals on global issues — including the Indo-Pac

Kabir Taneja

Behind Saudi Arabia normalising ties with Qatar

Privacy & Data Protection

Jan 06, 2021

Behind Saudi Arabia normalising ties with Qatar

The next few months will be a critical test on how the Saudi-Qatar, and perhaps more importantly, UAE-Qatar relationships unfold.

Kabir Taneja

2020 in the Middle East: An assassination, a blast, and peace with the enemy

Privacy & Data Protection

Jan 03, 2021

2020 in the Middle East: An assassination, a blast, and peace with the enemy

The year 2020 was a bad year for the world, owing to Covid-19 pandemic, but for the Middle East, it was even worse.

| Anchal Vohra

Vaccine Diplomacy: In 2021, the UAE will become the new vaccine hub of the Middle East

Healthcare

Dec 29, 2020

Vaccine Diplomacy: In 2021, the UAE will become the new vaccine hub of the Middle East

This “niche diplomacy” is expected to be one of the key guiding principles of Emirati foreign policy in 2021.

Neighbourhood

Dec 06, 2020

Pakistan: Impediment on Israel

Sushant Sareen

Israel’s normalisation with UAE and Bahrain: A prognosis for the region

Privacy & Data Protection

Oct 01, 2020

Israel’s normalisation with UAE and Bahrain: A prognosis for the region

Discreet relations already existed between all three countries and the ceremony in the White House merely marked the consummation of the surreptitious

Prasanna Aditya

Why the peace deal is more high stakes for the UAE than Israel

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Sep 09, 2020

Why the peace deal is more high stakes for the UAE than Israel

Kabir Taneja

The multiple moving cogs of the Israel – UAE normalization agreement

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy

Aug 14, 2020

The multiple moving cogs of the Israel – UAE normalization agreement

Kabir Taneja

UAE navigates the post-COVID19 era: #WeAreAllResponsible

International Affairs | Healthcare

Jul 01, 2020

UAE navigates the post-COVID19 era: #WeAreAllResponsible

Mai El-Kinawi

India’s naval evacuation gets underway amidst a pandemic

Privacy & Data Protection

May 08, 2020

India’s naval evacuation gets underway amidst a pandemic

Indian planners would do well to reflect on some lessons from past missions.

Abhijit Singh

UAE gets COVID-19 response right: A note from within

Healthcare

Apr 29, 2020

UAE gets COVID-19 response right: A note from within

The nature, frequency, and messaging in the communication that the government is taking, boasts of information, connectivity, and authenticity — all

| Mai El-Kinawi

As Dubai EXPO 2020 is postponed, a tough time for NRIs

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Healthcare

Apr 07, 2020

As Dubai EXPO 2020 is postponed, a tough time for NRIs

Navdeep Suri

The global fight against COVID19 cannot exclude Iran

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Healthcare

Mar 30, 2020

The global fight against COVID19 cannot exclude Iran

Kabir Taneja

Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ Middle East peace plan falters at the box office

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy

Jan 30, 2020

Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ Middle East peace plan falters at the box office

Kabir Taneja

Prospects of knowledge economies in the Gulf

International Affairs | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology

Jan 06, 2020

Prospects of knowledge economies in the Gulf

The GCC blockade of Qatar: Can the Gulf and Doha find common ground again?

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Dec 12, 2019

The GCC blockade of Qatar: Can the Gulf and Doha find common ground again?

Kabir Taneja

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Aug 16, 2019

India in pivotal geographies: West Asia

Kabir Taneja

It doesn’t help to be a princess in the Gulf

International Affairs

Jul 18, 2019

It doesn’t help to be a princess in the Gulf

Saudi Arabia, a regional ally of the UAE, is infamous for the treatment of its female population.

| Anchal Vohra

The spectre of a naval conflict in the Persian Gulf

Defence and Security

May 22, 2019

The spectre of a naval conflict in the Persian Gulf

The threat posed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy to the Strait of Hormuz is real, but exaggerated. Its advantages in open, asymmetric warfare wo

Abhijit Singh

Saudi heir apparent Mohammed bin Salman’s India visit comes amidst regional and global turmoil

Indian Foreign Policy

Feb 19, 2019

Saudi heir apparent Mohammed bin Salman’s India visit comes amidst regional and global turmoil

While the ongoing geopolitical tremors will cloud much of MBS’s visit, India and Saudi Arabia have witnessed a pivotal shift over the past decade or

Kabir Taneja | Jonathan Phillips

In Conversation with Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Cabinet Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, UAE, on Strategic Relations between India and the UAE and Crisis in the Middle East

Jan 01, 1970

Has President Trump lost the plot in the Middle East?

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Nov 04, 2017

Has President Trump lost the plot in the Middle East?

Not only are the important regional players getting into a huddle to discuss the implications of President Trump’s actions, but are also re-calibrat

Anjali Birla | RAVI JOSHI

Saudi Arabia gets a new heir-apparent: Implications for India

International Affairs

Jun 27, 2017

Saudi Arabia gets a new heir-apparent: Implications for India

Mohammad bin Salman's ascent to the second most important position in the kingdom will reinforce Saudi Arabia's newly assertive foreign policy.

| Ashok Sajjanhar

At the Mecca of capitalism, its prophets gather to deliver a eulogy

International Affairs | US Foreign Policy | Economics and Finance | Energy | Climate Change

Nov 15, 2016

At the Mecca of capitalism, its prophets gather to deliver a eulogy

At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, lawyers, economists and entrepreneurs gathered not only to praise, but also bury capitalism.

Hildegunn Kyvik Nords

UAE for “Strategic” relationship with India

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy

Mar 22, 2018

UAE for “Strategic” relationship with India

UAE Might Just Give COP28 the Breakthrough It Needs

Energy | Climate Change

Jan 16, 2023

UAE Might Just Give COP28 the Breakthrough It Needs

The criticism of Sultan al Jaber's appointment as COP28 president might be well-meaning but the rush to judgement reflects an incomplete understanding of both the host country and the individual.

Navdeep Suri

AgustaWestland Row: India-UAE bilateral ties helped extraditions

Privacy & Data Protection

Feb 11, 2019

AgustaWestland Row: India-UAE bilateral ties helped extraditions

What India can learn from its recent successes in extradition, is to see the best practices it adopted, and implement it in its pending extradition requests.

| Aarshi Tirkey

AI innovation in the UAE: Strategic use of AI-specific regulatory sandboxes

Artificial Intelligence

Jan 20, 2025

AI innovation in the UAE: Strategic use of AI-specific regulatory sandboxes

Siddharth Yadav

CEPA: Fostering economic security between India and the UAE

International Affairs

Mar 03, 2022

CEPA: Fostering economic security between India and the UAE

Kabir Taneja

Combined Skies: Unlocking the Benefits of UAE-India Aviation Liberalisation for Indian Travellers

International Affairs

Mar 20, 2025

Combined Skies: Unlocking the Benefits of UAE-India Aviation Liberalisation for Indian Travellers

Arya Roy Bardhan | Debosmita Sarkar | Nimisha Chadha | Vivek Kumar

Digital Futures: A New Era in India-UAE Partnership

International Affairs

Jan 29, 2025

Digital Futures: A New Era in India-UAE Partnership

Pranjal Sharma | Anirban Sarma

Does India stand to gain from Israel-UAE agreement – and how?

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Aug 17, 2020

Does India stand to gain from Israel-UAE agreement – and how?

India welcomed the agreement & full normalisation of Israel-UAE ties, while endorsing the ‘two-state solution’.

Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty

Examining the UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Landscape

International Affairs

Mar 27, 2025

Examining the UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Landscape

Mahdi Ghuloom

Forging Synergy: UAE –India Defence Industrial Cooperation

International Affairs | Defence and Security

Jan 28, 2025

Forging Synergy: UAE –India Defence Industrial Cooperation

Kartik Bommakanti | Prateek Tripathi

France-India-UAE Trilateral: India’s Minilateral Engagements Ticks Up

International Affairs

Feb 16, 2023

France-India-UAE Trilateral: India’s Minilateral Engagements Ticks Up

The trilateral partnership has the potential to emerge as an action-oriented minilateral in the broader Indo-Pacific.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

From India’s G20 to UAE’s COP28 – A new pathway for climate action

International Affairs | Sustainable Development | Climate Change

Dec 01, 2023

From India’s G20 to UAE’s COP28 – A new pathway for climate action

From the Abu Dhabi conference, the urgent call for action should resonate loud and clear throughout COP28 in and create a dynamic and durable pathway

Navdeep Suri

How India, UAE looked beyond Pak to forge a new partnership

International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy

Aug 18, 2015

How India, UAE looked beyond Pak to forge a new partnership

India–UAE Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement: Opportunities and Areas of Cooperation

International Affairs

Mar 15, 2022

India–UAE Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement: Opportunities and Areas of Cooperation

Mapping Skills: A Roadmap for India and the UAE

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy

Jul 06, 2020

Mapping Skills: A Roadmap for India and the UAE

The presence of almost nine million Indian nationals in the Gulf region makes India a key source of human capital for the six GCC nations. The majority of these Indians are blue-collar workers engaged in low-paying jobs. As countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) move up the technology ladder, they are increasingly seeking workers with specific, certified skills. This report outlines a pilot project for the mapping, harmonisation and accred

Navdeep Suri | Manish Kumar