Tensions in the Middle East have escalated once more this week, with Israel and Iran launching strikes against one another. Resolution remains unclear and the USA appears hesitant to act as peacemaker.
India, given its close diplomatic relationships with both Iran and Israel, has often been seen as a player that can speak to both sides. But where does it stand, given how unrest in Iran could have huge economic and trade implications at home?
Rohan Venkat discusses with Nicolas Blarel, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science.
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India Outside In #4a: What does Modi's 'unprecedented' outreach to the Gulf and Israel mean for India?
“When I was reading a lot about the nature and history of India’s Israel relationship, there was not a strong public, think tank debate about the cost and benefit of normalising relations with Israel. It was very binary. Academics were largely a pro-Palestine community, and there was barely any discussion of what would happen if India engaged Israel, an…
India Outside In #4b: Why India-US ties are central to Delhi's expanding West Asia presence
On the last issue of India Inside Out, we brought you the first part of my conversation with Nicolas Blarel, author of The Evolution of India’s Israel Policy: Continuity, Change, and Compromise since 1922 and Associate Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science, Leiden University
The Nehru Years; An International History of Indian Non-Alignment by Swapna Kona Nayudu
India's World special issue on West Asia
Azad Essa's book Hostile Homelands
Rhys Machold’s Fabricating Homeland Security; Police Entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel
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