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Vaasu Sharma

Foreign Policy Analyst | India, Israel & Middle East

Aug 20, 2026, 1:19 PM

From Tehran to Kashmir: The New Terror Challenge

Basij members attend a ceremony at Imam Khomeini's Hussainiyeh, Tehran, November 26, 2025.
Photo: Khamenei.ir, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Terrorism and security are evolving as the outcome of the growing use of networks as tools of control, monitoring, and violence. The same strategic change is playing out in diverse ways, from Iran’s increasing intelligence networks inside society to...

Jan 26, 2022, 7:02 PM

Turkey –Israel Relations: Road Towards Normalization?

Credit: Daily Sabah
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The Middle East has been witnessing realignments between the states over the past two decades that was unconceivable earlier. The recalibration in the foreign policies of the states can partly be attributed to the perceived withdrawal of the US...

Dec 31, 2021, 6:31 AM

Growing violence in West Bank and Jerusalem amid deceptive peace in Gaza

Since the May conflict that occurred between Israel and Hamas, Gaza has been experiencing a pretty calm and peaceful ambience, whereas there has been an increasing number of incidents against the Israeli settlers (stabbing, murder) in the West Bank...

About Me

Vaasu Sharma is a foreign policy analyst based in India. He is pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Haifa in the International Relations Department. He previously worked with WION TV Channel as a research consultant in New Delhi. He has done his Master's in International Relations with a specialization in Diplomacy Studies from the University of Haifa in Israel.

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