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2024 yearender: Rifts split wide open — old conflicts take centre stage
Trump claims he can end Ukraine and West Asia conflicts, but faces complex challenges and shifting dynamics in 2025.

Jaishankar speaks with Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar amid fresh efforts for ceasefire
India has maintained a balanced position on the evolving situation in West Asia given its close and strategic ties with both Israel and Arab states.

Why oil prices are not rising despite the war in West Asia
This article is authored by Hriday Sarma, senior fellow, South Asia Democratic Forum, Brussels.

Israeli restraint suggests Iran’s strategic leverage
Tehran has sufficient means to stay out of fresh direct commitment traps

For Tehran and Tel Aviv, war with limited options
The current confrontation between Israel and Iran’s allies, which began with the surprise and bloody attack launched by the Palestinian group Hamas on October 7, 2023, has already affected Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Shiite militia Hezbollah
