Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘Arab League: Time to evolve amidst changing discourse in the region’ has been published by WION on 19 May 2023.

Coming at a time amidst a major churn in the geopolitics of the region, this could be a landmark summit of the Arab League. Already, the Saudi-Iran peace deal brokered by China in March 2023 is taking shape and promises to end many conflicts in the region and pave the way for a period of reconciliation and peace, says Col Agarwal.

Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘India: An equal partner, not a subservient ally in today's geopolitics’ has been published in First Post on 16 May 2023.

Unlike the US which prefers ‘either you are with us or against us’, India has always preferred equal partnerships, based on convergence and mutual interests, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘War in Yemen may be over, peace still needs to be won’ has been published in WION on 29 April 2023.

The conflict in Yemen is deep and options for peace difficult, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘As the Arabs and Iran reconcile, what happens to Israel?’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 22 April 2023.

As Arabs and Iran look to make peace, Israel has lots to think about, in the region, especially it's strategy of 'seeking peace through a security prism' says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘As Russia leans towards China, should India be worried?’ has been published in First Post on 12 April 2023.

India's ties with Russia are too deep-rooted to be threatened by Chinese overtures with Russia. Recent events and facts too negate any such fears, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘How Saudi-Iran rapprochement is a win-win situation for India’ has been published in ‘First Post’ on 18 March 2023.

The Saudi-Iran peace deal opens up many trade and business opportunities for India. Prominence to 'non-dollar trade' and crude oil imports from Iran, can be among them, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘G20 Foreign Minister’s Meet may have stalemated, but Brand India Marches on;’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 15 March 2023.

At many global events, it has now become a regular feature for world leaders to reach out to India’s PM for a handshake or a greeting, a far cry from the past when India was not even invited at the ‘high table’…..India has thus well and truly arrived on the world stage and brand ‘India’ is well set to grow larger, stronger and popular in the coming years, says Col Agarwal.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘Iran Nuclear Deal: Dead or Alive!’ has been published in Bharat Shakti on 10 March 2023.
The Iran nuclear deal is in a deep coma, more dead than alive, and it will take some serious work and a major climb-down by both parties for a deal to emerge on the horizon before it is too late, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future: As world looks at India for leadership, how New Delhi should set its course’ has been published in ‘First Post’ on 17 February 2023.

India is now at the cusp of history. 75 years after independence, it is now in a position to set the global agenda and take the lead. More importantly, instead of imposing its agenda and ideas on the world, it is the world which is seeking India out, recognising its power and influence, says Col Agarwal.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s commentary ‘UN Security Council and India’s Inclusion: Time to End the Debate’ has been published by the T20 India Secretariat on 10 February 2023.

India’s seat at the UN Security Council is a foregone conclusion, therefore, it is not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’, says Col Agarwal.

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