Kabir Taneja

Kabir Taneja, Executive Director of ORF Middle East and India–Middle East specialist, offers an Indian lens on regional turmoil. He talks about public economic anxiety over energy, why Dubai matters to India, the limits of nonalignment, Iran’s central role in any settlement, and how India balances ties with Gulf states, the U.S., China, Russia, and Pakistan.

Strategic analyst Kabir Taneja, Deputy Director at the Observer Research Foundation, delves into Iran's deepening crisis. He explains how systemic failures, sparked by external attacks on nuclear sites and a severe water shortage, have led to unprecedented public dissent. Taneja analyzes Iran's waning geopolitical influence as Israel has neutralized its proxies, causing alarm in neighboring states. He also highlights the risks to global oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz and the potential economic implications for India, painting a picture of an unpredictable and cornered regime.

Kabir Taneja, Observer Research Foundation Middle East executive director, breaks down Gulf strategies and stalled connectivity plans. Amb. Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE, critiques India's posture and regional diplomacy. They debate India’s responses, Gulf neutrality limits, and the wider strategic and economic fallout in West Asia.