Md. Muddassir Quamar

The early reactions from Turkey and Iran underline their readiness to work with the Taliban to safeguard their interests and expand their regional influence. Both are also willing to work with other regional actors to mitigate traditional and non-traditional security threats emanating from Afghanistan.

• Published: September 03, 2021
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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s short commentary on the implication of the Taliban takeover on geopolitics in the Southwest Asia region, titled ‘Taliban takeover and implications for Southwest Asia’ has been published in Financial Express on September 03, 2021.

Dr Quamar argues that "The events in Afghanistan are not good news for Southwest Asia. None of the regional countries want further instability, hence have joined forces to work with Taliban and ease its return to Kabul. Nonetheless, this is easier said than done because of both Taliban proclivity for radical Islam and the geopolitical cleavages among the regional actors."

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• Published: 3 September, 2021

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Commentary ‘India and Iran: Growing bilateral engagements’ was published by All India Radio (AIR), on August 11, 2021.

The commentary analyses External Affairs Minister, Government of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar's visit to Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi.

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• Published: 11 August, 2021

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article ‘Rekindling of the Indo-Iranian Ties’ has been published on the Raksha Anirveda website on July 13, 2021.

The article discusses the imperatives of the spurt in political contacts with Iran in recent months.
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• Published: 13 July, 2021

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article ‘The Geopolitics of OIC Activism on Kashmir’ has been published in Financial Express on July 13, 2021.

The article underlines the historical Pakistani proclivity to use OIC to internationalize the Kashmir issue and the geopolitical competition among members of OIC for continuing its anti-India stand.
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• Published: 12 July, 2021

• Published: July 2021
• Strategic Analysis

While Ankara can take respite in President Biden’s decision to continue discussions on contentious issues, it would have to invest more diplomatic capital to overcome the challenges facing its relations with the US.

• Published: June 21, 2021
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The Israel-Hamas clash diminishes prospects for the revival of the peace process and strengthens Hamas’ position as the preeminent Palestinian faction.

• Published: May 25, 2021
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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar's opinion piece on the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas, titled "Israel and Hamas: Fighting an endless battle has been published in The Financial Express.

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• Published: 20 May, 2021

The growing ties between China and Iran can have challenges for India’s relations with Iran and interests in the Persian Gulf region. Nonetheless, it is unlikely to seriously affect India-Iran bilateral ties that remain robust and have withstood challenges earlier.

• Published: April 30, 2021
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