The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a 7,200 kilometer model of ship network, rail and road project, was initiated in 2000 by Russia, Iran and India to facilitate trade between India, Russia and Europe. Azerbaijan, Armenia and other countries joined the initiative in
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the margins of his working visit to New York, September 26, 2019 During my academic visit to New Delhi in February 2020, I met with Indian politicians and scholars and discussed
The recent Azerbaijani border line encroachment towards Syunik should not surprise us at all. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s threats after the war over Artsakh to forcibly open a “corridor” connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhichevan exclave via Syunik, the role of Azerbaijani media in mobilizing its people for
On March 8, the Indian Ambassador to Iran Gaddam Dharmendra announced that India is planning on connecting the Chabahar port (a seaport in southeast Iran, heavily invested in by India) and the Indian Ocean with Eurasia and Helsinki through the territory of Armenia, creating an International
“It is the most incredible, calculated thing since the days of the Nazis in Poland.” A US Official on Bangladeshi Genocide of 1971 (2011) The 20th century has often been cited as the bloodiest century that the world has ever witnessed, with
The presence of Armenians in the Indian sub-continent dates back centuries when the Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605) invited a large number of Armenians to settle in Agra. The emperor granted Armenians several religious and financial privileges and opportunities to work in his empire.
The roots of the conflict in Artsakh Artsakh historically has always been part of Armenia, and when the region was annexed to Persian and Arab rule, Artsakh (later known as Nagorno-Karabakh), was governed by Armenian nobility. Following the collapse of the Russian Empire
With Azerbaijan and Pakistan currently pursuing a strategic partnership (see EDM, September 28, 2016; December 15, 2016), Armenia and India have decided to step up their cooperation across several dimensions. Indeed, the past six months were marked by a visible reinvigoration of Armenian-Indian
Joint press statement with Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev (right) during the visit of Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif (left) (source: Apa.az) The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Karabakh province, which has simmered since the collapse of the Soviet Union, seems to
India and Israel: Closer than ever before Experiencing an unprecedented reproach from several European States and apparently an all time cold relations with the United States of America, a seemingly dejected Israel is looking to garner support from the east. There is no