Md. Muddassir Quamar

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Saudi Arabia energy partnership, titled ‘The Energy Partnership Between India & Saudi Arabia Has Now Acquired A Strategic Component’ has been published by BW Defence.com on October 01, 2019.

The growing political and security engagements notwithstanding, the Indo-Saudi economic cooperation has acquired a fresh dynamism in the past few years. It is not only Saudi Arabia which has shown confidence in the Indian market. Indian businesses and industries too have been boosting their presence in the expanding Saudi market, writes Dr. Quamar.

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• Published: 1 October, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on PM Modi’s UAE and Bahrain visit, titled ‘Prime Minister’s Visit To UAE And Bahrain Reinvigorates Bilateral Ties’ has been published in All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR, on August 26, 2019.

The visit of the Prime Minister Modi will go a long way in further strengthening political, economic and security ties between India and the Gulf, especially with the UAE which has emerged as New Delhi’s foremost partner in West Asia in the last five years, writes Dr. Quamar.

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• Published: 26 August, 2019

While India is likely to meet the shortfall in its crude oil imports, the Trump administration’s sanctions on Iran have the potential to either seriously damage India’s ties with Iran or hinder the strategic partnership with the United States.

• Published: May 24, 2019
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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Mohd. Muddassir Quamar’s commentary on Asia Cooperation Dialogue, titled ‘Asia Cooperation Dialogue: Promoting Partnership for Peace and Prosperity’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on May 05, 2019.

The commentary analyses the 16th Ministerial meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) that took place in Doha recently. The focus of the meeting was to discuss strategies to achieve the larger objectives of sustainable growth through partnership in six principle areas including energy cooperation, eradication of poverty, building transport infrastructure, clean environment, promoting tourism and agriculture.

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• Published: 5 May, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on Indo-Gulf relations, titled ‘A New Synergy in Indo-Gulf Relations’ was published by Science, Technology and Security Forum on April 20, 2019.

India understands the significance of investments from the Gulf and seeks to expand defence cooperation with the key regional players. On the other hand, the Gulf countries appreciate India’s growing global stature and strong economic credentials, and hence seek proximity with New Delhi, reads the article.

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• Published: 20 April, 2019

The best option would be for India to continue to work with individual members of the OIC to establish friendly relations and deepen bilateral cooperation, and work to negate the machinations of Pakistan within the OIC.

• Published: March 25, 2019
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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Mohd. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Saudi Arabia relations, titled ‘A New Trajectory in India–Saudi Relations’ was published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on March 12, 2019.

The article dubs the visit of Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, to New Delhi as significant, given the current state of bilateral relations between India and Saudi Arabia. According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the Saudi Minister was on an official visit to follow up on important matters that were discussed during the visit of Crown Prince Bin Salman to New Delhi last month.

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• Published: 12 March, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on the maiden visit of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to India, titled ‘India-Saudi Arabia Ties Set for Enhancement’ was published by Air World Service, an external services division of All India Radio (AIR) on February 22, 2019.

The visit signifies a new dynamism in Indo-Saudi ties, writes the author.

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• Published: 22 February, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Saudi Arabia relations, titled ‘India and Saudi Arabia: A Growing Security and Defence Partnership’ was published by Diplomacy & Beyond, a journal of Foreign Policy and National Affairs, on February 19 2019.

India has historically shared friendly relations with the Arab world. Trade and people-to-people contacts have persevered between the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula since time immemorial. This has resulted in strong cultural affinity between the two geographies set apart only by the Arabian Sea, reads the article.

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• Published: 19 February, 2019

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s forthcoming visit to India, titled ‘Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s upcoming visit to India marks an upward trajectory in strategic partnership’ was published by Financial Express on February 14, 2019.

Economic and social reforms have emerged as the focus area in Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, writes the author.

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• Published: 14 February, 2019