1.6.4. Security Ties

♤ Security Challenges: Radicalisation and terrorism, regional wars and maritime security remain key security challenges in the region.

♤ Wars in Syria and Yemen, emergence of ISIS, difference between Iran and Arab States as well as political transition, marks different aspects of current conflicts in West Asia.

♤ India’s maritime doctrine of 2009 and 2015 state that the Gulf and Arabian Sea are vital ♤ In recent years, India has signed security and defense agreements with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, and Qatar.