by Ausaf Sayeed | Aug 17, 2026 | Geopolitics, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan
Trump’s endorsement changes what the Makkah agreement means. For India, the corridor matters more than the clause. The most revealing comment on the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement since its signing came not from Riyadh, Ankara or Islamabad, but from Washington. On...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 30, 2026 | Energy Security, Geopolitics, Iran, Saudi Arabia
Photo Credit: AFP/BBC Saudi Arabia’s first direct intervention in the Iran war signals the erosion of American protection and the emergence of a more transactional Gulf order. For five months, Saudi Arabia absorbed the impact of the war with Iran rather than entering...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jun 4, 2026 | Abraham Accords, Geopolitics, India, Israel, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, West Asia
Normalisation of the Arab world’s relationship with Israel, to be meaningful and lasting, cannot bypass Palestine and be bundled into geopolitical horse-trading Donald Trump’s late-May 2026 demand that virtually every Arab and Islamic state “mandatorily” join the...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Nov 26, 2025 | Geopolitics, Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized, USA
For India, the era of viewing the Gulf solely through the prism of energy and diaspora is over; it is now a high-stakes theatre of national security The recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to Washington marks a definitive turning point in both...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Oct 17, 2025 | Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
The legacy of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit is ambiguous. It did not forge a path to peace, but has transformed a conflict into a managed political standoff. The Sharm el-Sheikh summit represents a watershed in Middle East diplomacy, but its legacy is profoundly...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Oct 6, 2025 | Geopolitics, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Saudi Arabia
The plan’s true significance may lie in its long-term geopolitical consequences. If successful, it could lead to normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia. President Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan has dramatically shifted from a diplomatic proposal to a fragile,...
