Anil Trigunayat

Anil Trigunayat

Former Indian Ambassador to Jordan, Libya, and Malta; Distinguished Fellow and Head of the West Asia Experts Group at the Vivekananda International Foundation.

A Year of Conflict: The Unresolved Fallout of the October 7 Hamas Attacks and Israel’s Response

One year after the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas, the world watches as the aftermath continues to unfold—an unprecedented conflict marked by destruction, displacement, and a stark failure of diplomacy. Gaza lies in ruins, Israel mourns its losses, and the prospect of peace seems more elusive than ever.

Navigating New Alliance: Why India Should Prioritize an Invitation to Dissanayake

Foreign policy in the neighbourhood turns out to be a sine curve, but that’s what engineers the constant recalibration and rejuvenation of relationship, writes former diplomat Anil Trigunayat in his exclusive Op-Ed on the impacts of the regime change in Sri Lanka on India.

Transforming Ties: India’s Strategic Triumph in West Asia

This is not even arguable that one of the biggest successes of the present government is its West Asia policy, which, although proverbially called ‘Link West’, in reality is an ‘Act West’ policy. West Asia and India never had it so good when the much-needed highest-level exchanges have occurred with such regular frequency and special emphasis as has happened in the past decade.

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