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Changing Paradigm of BRICS: Growing Global Clout or Just an ‘Anti-West’ Platform?

1 May 20231 May 2023 Tridivesh Singh Maini 1 Comment BRICS, China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Changing paradigm of BRICS witnesses collaboration on several issues amongst BRICS, mere ‘Anti-US’/anti-western posturing is not sufficient.

Saudi Arabia and UAE: Playing the Balancing Act

23 October 202223 October 2022 Tridivesh Singh Maini 1 Comment Middle East, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Two Gulf countries – Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) – have re-oriented their external relations significantly in recent years. The improvement in ties between both these Gulf countries, especially UAE, and Israel is a strong reiteration of the same. UAE along with Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan normalised ties with Israel via the Abraham accords signed in 2020. Even at a global level, not just the Middle East, both Saudi Arabia and UAE are trying to re-position their foreign policy. One important change has been the strengthening of UAE-China and Saudi Arabia-China relations, much to the discomfort of the US.

Abraham Accord and its Geopolitical Significance

26 September 202026 September 2020 Ganesh Puthur 2 Comments Abraham Accord, Arab World, Bahrain, China, India, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, USA

Abraham Accord has great importance in the geopolitics of current times as it opens up strategic, economic and political opportunities to Israel, Arab States, and other allies.