The US-Iran Crisis

 

Panelists: Prof. Gulshan Dietl, former Professor, Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Maj. Gen. B.K. Sharma, Director, United Services Institute of India

 

 

 

Chair: Ambassador K.P. Fabian

 

 

 

The ongoing crisis between the US and Iran did bring the world to the brink of a disastrous war in early January 2020. The crisis is not showing any sign of resolution. We shall look into the genesis of the crisis, the dangers it poses to the two countries, the region, the rest of the world, and in particular to India; the role of the external actors and their goals; and how rational diplomacy can help untie this Gordian knot