Search: Iran,Pakistan (9 materials)

India in the South Caucasus: Implications for Russia, Iran and Turkey

... of its security and will not seek additional support from the EU and Iran. Thirdly, strengthening India's position in the South Caucasus will help to level out the regional power balance. Today, the presence of non-regional actors, such as Israel and Pakistan, on the side of Azerbaijan, which have confrontational or competitive relations with Iran, cement power imbalances. Therefore, if India's involvement in the region, as well as its rapprochement with Armenia, is brewing these imbalances, Iran may positively welcome this prospect. Overall, India and Iran's interests in the South Caucasus ...

19.02.2024

What Does NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan Mean for Regional Actors?

... their withdrawal. The NATO withdrawal creates significant hurdles for regional stability and a power vacuum in Central Asia. There are several players, both internal and external, who are seeking to fill the void left by the Americans and their allies. Pakistan, India, Iran, Turkey, China and Russia seem poised to play the next “ great game ” in the so-called “ graveyard of empires ”. Some of these states have a vested interest in the stability of Afghanistan to ensure regional security and foster economic interests ...

26.07.2021

Waiting for the Intra-Afghan Dialogue to Begin

... do it. The thing is, if we do not see any real steps made in the intra-Afghan process, then the Americans will find it increasingly difficult to put on a happy face. This is what makes the joint call of the special representatives of Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan for foreign troops in Afghanistan to “withdraw in an orderly and responsible manner to ensure a smooth transition” published on May 18, 2020, particularly relevant. Both the government of Afghanistan and U.S. officials have made it clear ...

23.06.2020

Indian Elections 2019: Towards New Economic and Political Goals

... significant pillar, alternatively framing and shaping the potential contours of a futuristic Afghanistan, and in concert with Pakistan, which can bring certainly material, if not game-changing influence to bear, on ultimate transpiring. Hence, it’s a ... ... in the face of deepening ties with Washington. Russia was no less central to ironing out the creases that led to the P5+1 — Iran arrangement of the JCPOA, in that it had a protagonist-cum-superintendence role to dispose of, in the accord’s sequential ...

23.05.2019

Prospects for Russia–China Cooperation in the Middle East

... and China may both be interested in gaining continental access to the Middle East using the territories and infrastructure of Iran and Iraq in order to strengthen their influence in the Arab Mashreq sub-region, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq.... ... with regional countries, becoming a key trading partner for them. What is more, the massive and strategically important China–Pakistan Economic Corridor leads right into the Middle East. All this notwithstanding, the United States remains the major external ...

01.10.2018

South Asian Gas Market: It’s Time to Mount an Offensive

... weakening of ties with Russia, India’s political alignment with the United States will become irreversible. In this situation, Russian diplomats and energy sector representatives need to exert maximum efforts to bring together the interests of Russia, Iran, Pakistan and India with respect to joint gas projects. The establishment of a partnership in the gas sector, with Russia as the guarantor, would help improve the relationship between these four countries and reduce tensions in the region. Once Pakistan ...

17.07.2018

RIAC at Strategic Vision Institute Conference in Pakistan on Security Issues in the Middle East

... Fauzia Nasreen, advisor at the Institute of Information Technology COMSATS; and Zulfiqar Khan, Head of the Department of Strategic and Nuclear Studies at the National Defence University; were the key speakers at the event. Mehdi Honardoost, Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, was the honorary speaker of the third session. The session was moderated by Syed Muhammad Owais, former Secretary of Defence Production Ministry and Pakistan Board Member. The speakers of the third session included: Arif Kamal, former Ambassador ...

27.02.2018

The Islamic State in Afghanistan: a Real Threat to the Region?

... Qom and Tehran. It should be noted that the new level of mediation by Iran has become an important factor for the increased involvement of Afghans in the fight against the Islamic State in the territory of Syria and Iraq, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran enjoys great prestige and has at its disposal an arsenal of tools to project its influence in neighboring regions. In recent years, Tehran has acquired a reputation as an implacable and most persistent enemy of IS in the Islamic world. Paradoxically,...

19.09.2016

Disappointment in Tashkent: Iran and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

... materialized. China had previously announced its support for Iran’s membership when President Xi Jinping visited the county in January, but in the run up to the summit this support evaporated. Beijing reportedly wanted to focus on the accession of Pakistan and India before turning to Iran. Other SCO countries did not even acknowledge discussing Iranian membership in their official statements. A summary of the summit’s proceedings released by the office of Uzbekistan’s president merely mentions that Foreign Minister Zarif ...

13.07.2016

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