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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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as Republic Day chief guest: India, Egypt make up for lost time, seek strategic convergence’ has been published in ‘First Post’, on 23 January 2023.

With Egypt being the ‘Gateway to Africa’ for India and a vital partner in the region, it is perhaps the right time to add Egypt to the very privileged list of nations to forge a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’, says Col Agarwal.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘India-Egypt Ties: Sharply Rising Graph of Engagement’ has been published in Bharat Shakti on 12 December 2022.

India-Egypt ties are witnessing intense engagement. President Sisi has been invited as Chief Guest for Republic Day parade in January 2023, clear sign of Egypt's growing significance to India, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘World Continues to Fail Afghanistan as Another Freezing Winter Sets in’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 10 December 2022.

Afghanistan's deteriorating situation poses a serious challenge, as people suffer badly and Taliban continues to play rogue, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director. Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘India-UAE Set to boost ties and Strengthen Strategic Partnership’ has been published by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), on 19 November 2022.

As UAE and India forge a special partnership, the article analyses on how UAE is becoming even more important to India by the day.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘Strengthening Ties between India and Egypt for Strategic Advantage’ was published in Rakhsha Anirveda on 14 October 2022.

As EAM visited Egypt on 15-16 Oct, less than a month after Defense Minister's visit, the article looks at Indo-Egypt relations and potential for a greater partnership.

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