Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad at Democracy Dialogues Coming Sunday, July 19, at 6 PM IST

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Subhash Gatade

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Dear Friends,

This is a gentle reminder for the 44 th Democracy Dialogues Lecture to be delivered by Mr Talmiz Ahmad, Author, Columnist, Former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Former Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), at 6 PM IST on Sunday, July 19, 2026. He will be speaking on "Lessons from the Recent Conflicts in West Asia". Zoom link and other details are given below.

The programme, as usual, will also be live streamed at the facebook account of the New Socialist Initiative.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Regards,
Subhash Gatade
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Democracy Dialogues Series 44
Organised by New Socialist Initiative

Theme : Lessons from the Recent Conflicts in West Asia

Speaker :
Talmiz Ahmad
Author, Columnist, 
Former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 
Ex - Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)

Date and Time :
6 PM ( IST)
Sunday, 19 th July 2026


Abstract :
 After a quick overview of the recent wars in West Asia, I will look at some "lessons" that these conflicts have for us. These will include:

* The enduring importance of the Palestinian issue as a vestige of the age of imperialism
* Has the holocaust given Israel impunity from  all crime?
* Nature of future conflict: precision targeting in which energy,     food and technology "corridors" will be the principal battlegrounds
* Armed confrontations between the colonial and colonised states: lessons from asymmetric conflict
* The reality and limitations of US power
* The outlook for "World Order"
* Are we looking at an emerging "clash of civilisations"?
* Recurring patterns in West Asian history
* In this global turbulence, where does India fit in?

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