by Ausaf Sayeed | Jan 21, 2026 | GCC, Geopolitics, India, India-UAE
As regional fault lines widen, the Modi-MBZ summit cements a partnership designed to withstand volatility through defence interoperability, nuclear cooperation, and digital sovereignty. Diplomacy often speaks loudest in gestures rather than treaties. On January 19,...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Dec 15, 2025 | Geopolitics, India, West Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation tour to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman (December 15-18, 2025) comes amid geopolitical churn in West Asia, marked by a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and the crystallisation of a new...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Apr 22, 2025 | Connectivity, Geopolitics, India, Middle East, Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is embarking on another pathbreaking visit to Saudi Arabia today (April 22, 2025). This marks his third visit to the Kingdom, the most by any Indian premier, and follows the 2023 visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to India...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Mar 23, 2025 | Connectivity, GCC, Geopolitics, India, Middle East
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a transformative initiative announced in New Delhi during the G20 Summit on September 9, 2023. It aims to strengthen connectivity between Asia, the Middle East,...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Mar 3, 2025 | GCC, India, Qatar
The recent visit of H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar, to India marks a momentous chapter in bilateral relations between the two countries. The visit underlined their deepening strategic partnership, propelled by shared economic interests,...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jan 3, 2025 | GCC, India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Kuwait, currently the chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with which India has been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement for the past several years, was significant in the bilateral context and its broader regional...
