Ausaf Sayeed

I am pleased to share my article: 'The Art of Strategic Silence'. As war engulfs #WestAsia, India's response has been a study in calibrated silence — no condemnation of Israel's devastation of Gaza, no censure of the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, and no protest when the United States sank an Iranian warship in India's own maritime backyard. This article examines whether such reticence reflects sophisticated multi-alignment diplomacy or a deeper ideological shift. It argues that the costs are mounting: India's economic interests are at risk, its flagship #IMEC corridor is stalled, its claim to Indian Ocean primacy rings hollow, and China is filling the diplomatic vacuum with conspicuous alacrity. #Strategicsilence, the article concludes, is fast becoming a #foreignpolicy #epitaph. Read the article at West Asia Review: westasiareview.com/the-art-of-str…

#HTOpinion | A new West Asia disorder is born The death of Ali Khamenei has not resolved Iran’s crisis; it has internationalised it Ausaf Sayeed ✍️ hindustantimes.com/opinion/a-new-…

Glad to share my article ‘A new West Asia Disorder is born’ in today's Hindustan Times.

@ambtstirumurti @DeccancentreIR @ptrmadurai @AmbMoKumar @MEAIndia @PMOIndia @ShashiTharoor @sidhant @HardeepSPuri Hearty congratulations!

@DeccancentreIR launched! Thank Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, @ptrmadurai, Minister for IT & Digital Services, Tamil Nadu for inaugurating Thank @AmbMoKumar, Dean/Prof at OP Jindal Global University & HE Consul General of Singapore Edgar Pang Tze Chiang for sharing their thoughts

It was a great pleasure to meet Saudi Ambassador H.E. Mr Haytham bin Hassan Al-Malki, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of India, this afternoon in New Delhi and discuss a range of issues of mutual interest. @KSAembassyIND

Sharing my interview with Jayant Jacob, Diplomatic Editor @NewIndianXpress on the crisis in #Iran: newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jan…

Glad to share my Op-Ed ‘Turmoil in Tehran and its geopolitical aftershocks’ in today’s Hindustan Times.

I am pleased to share my interview ‘Pakistan In Trump’s Gaza Plan: Amb. Ausaf Sayeed Explains’ that was published in @IndiasWorld_mag today. indiasworld.in/pakistan-in-tr…

‘Modi’s West Asia tour aims at strategic hedging’ Read today's op-ed by Ausaf Sayeed👇toi.in/mri0JZ

Sharing my article ‘Modi’s West Asia tour aims at strategic hedging’, published in today's (16th December) Times of India, all editions.

: ‘Modi’s West Asia tour aims at strategic hedging’ timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/not-cate…

Sharing my article: "Flanking the Axis: India’s Strategic Hedge in West Asia" on PM Modi’s three-nation tour to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman, which comes amid geopolitical churn in West Asia and the crystallisation of a new Saudi-Pakistan-US alignment, offering a window into India’s evolving role as a strategically autonomous middle power. Read the full article on WestAsiaReview.com – westasiareview.com/flanking-the-a…

Article "Remembering Mughni Tabassum".. continued (2/2)

Glad to share my article on my maternal uncle, Dr Mughni Tabassum, a prominent Urdu poet, critic, scholar, editor, and educator, published in the December issue of the prestigious magazine @ANewChapterMag, published by @DilshadWahab, wife of renowned journalist @sirajwahab from @arabnews. (1/2)

Sharing my Op-ed in today's @htTweets, 'After US-Saudi pact, new West Asia in the making', in which I discuss about the security implications and priorities for India following the US-Saudi security pact.

Honoured to join the Governing Council of @indfoundation, an esteemed organisation that has long played a pivotal role in advancing the #Indian perspective on the global stage. I look forward to a meaningful and impactful engagement with its distinguished members, contributing to its inspiring mission and future endeavours. indiafoundation.in/board-of-gover…

On 29 October 2025, a delegation of India Foundation attended the 3rd India WANA Dialogue, organised by the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) at Cairo, Egypt. President of India Foundation and the head of the delegation, Dr Ram Madhav delivered the inaugural remarks, setting the agenda for the two day discussion.