Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s concerns about regional stability and its domestic vulnerabilities have risen to the fore amidst popular protests in the Gulf region.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• March 25, 2011
• IDSA Comments

While the Arab Revolution might or might not prove as seminal as the French or the Russian, it has changed the geopolitics significantly and irrevocably.

• K. P. Fabian
• March 10, 2011
• Issue Brief

Rulers of Gulf states should initiate reforms to accommodate the voices and aspirations of different sections of their societies.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• March 08, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The Gulf region is important for India because of increased cooperation in the fields of trade, business, politics and security. The "Look West Policy" intends to further deepen India's engagement with its "extended neighbourhood."

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• February 04, 2011
• Issue Brief

President Barack Obama’s announcement that the “American combat role in Iraq has ended” has created fresh challenges for the region. Iraq needs to meet the daunting internal and external challenges in the wake of the American withdrawal to ensure stability.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• September 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments

While Saudi Arabia intends to increase its regional role and influence, the US would like to ensure that its interests in West Asia are protected with the help of friends like Saudi Arabia.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• July 16, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with its towering presence in the Gulf Region seems to stir up debates over alleged ownership of Chemical and Biological Weapons from time to time.… Continue reading Country Profile: Saudi Arabia

• Anwesha Ray Chaudhuri
• July-December 2010
• CBW Magazine

India and Saudi Arabia are entering into a long term strategic partnership that encompasses political, economic, scientific and cultural relations.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• March 04, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The failure of the government to stem Houthi-led violence and the involvement of the external powers in Yemen’s sectarian problems has aggravated the country’s stability. Yemen has been turned in to a theater of conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• November 25, 2009
• IDSA Comments

The recent clashes that occurred between the Uighur Muslims and the Han Chinese workers in a toy factory and the subsequent spread of violence throughout the Xinjiang Uighur region have elicited strong responses from around the world. The clashes led to the death of over 184 people and left hundreds injured. The issue has also drawn world attention for the way it has been handled by the Chinese government.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan
• July 24, 2009
• IDSA Comments