Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on Saudi Arabia, titled ‘Saudi Arabia’s socio-economic transformation has opportunities for India’ was published in South Asia Monitor on January 23, 2018.
Turkey's resolve to dislodge the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria adjacent to the Turkish border, will be seriously tested by the US and Russian opposition to military action against the Kurds.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Jordan ties, titled ‘India Jordan Ties Gaining New Momentum’ was published by the Air World Service, an external services division of All India Radio, on December 29, 2017.
Is Islam compatible with modernity? Can Muslim societies adapt to Westphalian democratic principles? Islamic Exceptionalism revisits this recurring debate by examining political transitions in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey, where Islamist political parties have come to power through popular elections.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Mohd Muddassir Quamar’s article on the Lebanese crisis, titled ‘Lebanese Crisis and Rising Geopolitical Tensions in West Asia’ was published by Air World Service, an external services division of All India Radio, on November 18, 2017.
On October 12, 2017, Fatah and Hamas, the two dominant factions in Palestinian politics, signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo to end their decade-long conflict.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s obituary to Kurdish leader and former President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, who passed away recently, was published by MEI@ND on October 9, 2017.
The nostalgia among a section of the AKP to recreate the Ottoman past through economic and geopolitical integration has been the driving force behind Turkey’s recent assertive postures in regional matters including the Qatar crisis.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Qatar ties, titled ‘India and Qatar: Towards a Future of Strong Economic Ties, was published in the special report of ‘Diplomacy & Beyond’ on Qatar.
Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on West Asia, titled ‘Shifting Geopolitical Sands In West Asia’ was published by the Air World Service, the External Services Division of All India Radio, on August 27, 2017.
Turkey’s Afrin Offensive can pitch Ankara against both Washington and Moscow
Turkey's resolve to dislodge the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria adjacent to the Turkish border, will be seriously tested by the US and Russian opposition to military action against the Kurds.