Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘At the UNGA Session, India is the Buzz Word’ has been published in ‘The Diplomatist’ on 24 September 2022.

In the past eight years, the current government has specifically focused on getting India to its rightful place on the globe and its efforts are slowly bearing fruits, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘Israel-Palestine Episodic Conflicts Deepening Divide’ has been published by Bharat Shakti on 17 September 2022.

Episodic nature of Israel-Palestinian conflict is only deepening the divide, pushing hopes of peaceful solution farther n farther, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘With JCPOA revival uncertain, Iran is slowly and surely making the nuclear deal irrelevant’ has been published by WION on 09 August 2022.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘India-Iran Ties Are Ripe for a Reset’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 11 June 2022.
Iran and India are ancient civilizations and critically imp partners in modern times. The current geopolitical churn offers the perfect opportunity for them to reinvigorate their ties to a higher plane, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘India’s Deft Engagement in Afghanistan’ has been published in Chanakya Forum on 05 June 2022.

India has adopted a very smart policy in Afghanistan. Engaging directly with the people and giving them the required assistance while holding Taliban to account, says Col Agarwal

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘UAE-India: Towards greater strategic partnership’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 23 May 2022.

Crown Prince MBZ is now the president, and has a strong bond with PM Modi. CEPA is already signed and things can only get better for both countries, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s Commentary ‘As Iran Nuclear Deal Impasse Continues, India Should Explore its Options’, has been published by the Middle East Institute, New Delhi, on 23 May 2022.

Col Agarwal argues that the deadlock in nuclear deal talks is none of India's doing. Why should India be restricted by it? How long should India wait?

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘India need not be defensive about sourcing its energy security’ has been published by WION on 05 May 2022

If there is one thing that has emerged for India from the war in Ukraine, it is India’s assertiveness and confidence while dealing with tough foreign policy issues. Energy security is critical to India’s security as it imports 80 percent of its energy needs. It is therefore India’s sovereign right to source from friendly countries of its choice and in quantity of its choice, says Col Agarwal.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘Delhi holds its Ground as India’s Foreign Policy Comes of Age’ has been published in ‘The Diplomatist’ on 14 April 2022.

The current conflict in Ukraine has laid bare many accepted global orders and norms. India has emerged as a nation which can be trusted, powerful and strong enough not to be ignored and influential enough to play interlocutor in solving disputes, says Col Agarwal.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘India’s Options if China Does a NATO in South Asia’ has been published in Bharat Shakti on 12 March 2022.