Sanket Joshi is a Research Associate at the Delhi Policy Group. Prior to joining DPG, he has worked as Chief Minister Fellow at the Chief Minister's Office of the Government of Maharashtra. He has a masters degree in Security and Diplomacy Studies from Tel Aviv University, Israel and his academic focus is on the Geopolitics of West Asia (Middle East). Sanket was also a recipient of the Tata Trusts Scholarship in 2018.
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Date: April 24, 2024South Asia Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Pakistan from April 22 to 24 and held bilateral talks with Pakistan …
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Date: April 17, 2024South Asia On April 15-16, a Saudi delegation led by Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud visited Pakistan to prepare …
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Date: April 10, 2024South Asia Shahbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, paid his first visit abroad to Saudi Arabia from April 6-8 …
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Date: March 27, 2024South Asia Following Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay's visit to India from March 14-18, India’s Prime …
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Date: March 13, 2024South Asia On Mar 7, Colonel Ahmed Mujuthaba Mohamed of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) said that …
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Date: February 28, 2024South Asia From February 22 to 25, the Coast Guards of India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka conducted a four-day trilateral …
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Date: February 21, 2024South Asia The two-day close door conference on Afghanistan was hosted by the United Nations (UN) in Doha, Qatar on …
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Date: February 14, 2024South Asia Bangladesh Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hasan Mahmud, visited India from February 7-9, 2024. This was his …
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Date: February 07, 2024South Asia On February 2, the second meeting of the India-Maldives High Level Core Group was held in New Delhi. During the …
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Date: January 31, 2024South Asia India’s Foreign Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, visited Bhutan from January 29-31, 2024. The first official …
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Date: January 24, 2024South Asia On January 16, 2024, Iran carried out an attack inside Pakistan's territory, targeting the base of the …
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Date: January 17, 2024South Asia On January 14, the India-Maldives High-Level Core Group held its first meeting in Male. Both sides engaged in …
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Date: January 10, 2024South Asia India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar, visited Nepal on January 4-5, 2024. Dr. Jaishankar …
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Date: January 03, 2024South Asia On December 29, 2023, the UNSC adopted a resolution calling for the appointment of a Special Envoy for …
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Date: December 27, 2023South Asia On December 20, Islamabad police detained hundreds of protesters including women and children who participated …
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Date: December 20, 2023South Asia Pakistan Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir, is on an official visit to the US from December 10. During his …
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Date: December 13, 2023South Asia On December 12, twenty-three Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and over 30 wounded in a terrorist attack carried out …
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Date: December 06, 2023South Asia Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on the sidelines of the COP-28 Summit in the …
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Date: November 29, 2023South Asia India-Bangladesh Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) were held in New Delhi on November 24. There were comprehensive …
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Date: November 22, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On November 17, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu took oath as the eighth President of Maldives. …
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Date: November 15, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On November 15, Japan signed an agreement with Bangladesh to provide patrol boats worth 575 …
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Date: November 08, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, along with senior government officials …
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Date: November 01, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The Bangladesh government deployed paramilitary troops nationwide in view of a three-day …
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Date: October 25, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On October 19, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar held a meeting …
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Date: October 18, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The 23rd Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) was held in …
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Date: October 11, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) as well as other …
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Date: October 04, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, the presidential candidate of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) …
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Date: September 27, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The Taliban is gradually consolidating power in Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry of the …
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Date: September 20, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On September 13, the ambassador of China to Afghanistan Zhao Sheng presented a copy of his …
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Date: September 13, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On September 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Prime …
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Date: August 30, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg …
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Date: August 23, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The Taliban celebrated the second anniversary of their return to power on August 15. During …
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Date: August 16, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Following the dissolution of the Shehbaz Sharif-led government on August 9, Baluchistan …
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Date: August 09, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that he will dissolve the National …
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Date: August 02, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Following the 15th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue on July 27, …
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Date: July 26, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India on July 21. During the visit, …
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Date: July 19, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On 17 July 2023, Thailand hosted the inaugural BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Retreat in …
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Date: July 05, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On June 29, the IMF reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on a USD 3 billion …
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Date: June 28, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On June 27, the DG ISPR of the Pakistan Army revealed that it had sacked three officers …
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Date: June 21, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Moody's published a report on June 15 indicating that Pakistan might face a default …
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Date: June 14, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh According to a UNSC Taliban Sanctions Committee report published on June 5, the link between …
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Date: June 07, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ visited India from May 31 …
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Date: May 31, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Amidst Pakistan’s continuing political chaos, a crackdown on Imran Khan’s party …
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Date: May 24, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On May 18, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned the Taliban government to abide by the …
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Date: May 17, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The 6th Indian Ocean Conference was held in Dhaka on May 12-13. In the inaugural …
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Date: May 10, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Protests erupted across Pakistan following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on …
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Date: May 03, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On May 1-2, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a summit to review the UN …
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Date: April 26, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Bangladesh unveiled its ‘Indo-Pacific Outlook’ on April 24. The document …
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Date: April 19, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The Fourth Foreign Ministers' Meeting of neighboring Countries of …
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Date: April 12, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On April 4, the Taliban circulated a decree banning all female staff members from working …
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Date: April 05, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The ongoing economic and political chaos in Pakistan turning into a hu-manitarian situation, …
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Date: March 29, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Due to stable energy prices for the last two months and the flow of …
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Date: March 22, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated the first cross-border …
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Date: March 15, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Pakistan was engulfed in political chaos as the Islamabad High Court ordered the …
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Date: March 08, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting and Raisina dialogue from …
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Date: February 22, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Taliban border guards and Pakistan forces exchanged fire on February 20 at the …
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Date: February 15, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The 5th Multilateral Meeting of National Security Advisers on Afghanistan (Moscow …
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Date: February 01, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Pakistan’s internal problems are continuing to escalate. On January 30, more …
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Date: January 25, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar visited the Maldives and …
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Date: January 18, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif, in a TV interview during his visit to UAE …
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Date: January 11, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh The economic crisis in Pakistan continues. The World Bank has revised its …
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Date: January 04, 2023South Asia by Shreyas Deshmukh In response to the Taliban’s decree banning women's employment at …
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DPG Policy Note Vol. IV, Issue 26: The Burning Middle East
Date: November 08, 2019DPG Policy Note Vol. IV, Issue 26: The Burning Middle East by Sanket Joshi
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