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Global Affairs Session 79 17 August 2026 SUDAN'S LONG SHADOW Red Sea, UAE, KSA, Energy and India Sudan’s war began in April 2023 as a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It has become a nationwide civil war with major foreign involvement, and Sudan’s shadow falls on India through people, trade, energy security in the Gulf and Gulf diplomacy.

Global Affairs Session 75 10 August 2026 MUSLIM NATO RISES? The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement The presentation describes a new collective-defence arrangement linking Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye. It compares the pact with NATO, examines the strategic strengths of the three partners, considers Egypt as a possible future participant, and assesses implications for Iran, America and India.

Global Affairs Session 26 30 April 2026 WHY UAE LEFT OPEC Oil nationalism, Saudi rivalry and the struggle for market share This session examines the oil-market logic behind the UAE’s break with OPEC: an economy with low production costs and diversified revenues seeks greater sales volume and market share, while Saudi Arabia requires higher prices and stricter production cuts. The dispute extends into Gulf leadership, OPEC+ relations with Russia, American strategy, Asian demand and the growing need to finance hydrogen, ammonia and renewable-energy ambitions.