Social Scientist | Qualitative Researcher | Politics, Education, Migration, International Relations, and the Middle East | Reposts ≠ endorsements www.irfanahmednazir.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3mukmnpwx222iSharing Issue No. 3 of India–Gulf Digest, covering key developments in India–Gulf relations during August 2026. #IndiaGulfDigest https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indiagulf-digest-august-2026-irfan-ahmed-nazir-txoyf/02 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukmnpwx222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3mtlyaboolk2qDr. Irfan, finally! I am pleased to share that I successfully defended my PhD thesis, titled “National Identity and School Education in the United Arab Emirates Since 2008,” at Jawaharlal Nehru University earlier today. Thank you to everyone who was part of this journey.21 Aug 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlyaboolk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3mrx73dx4ts2iThank you for the support for India–Gulf Digest since its launch last month! I’m happy to share Issue No. 2, covering key developments in India–Gulf relations during July 2026. Hope you find it useful. As always, feedback and suggestions are welcome! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indiagulf-digest-july-2026-irfan-ahmed-nazir-e9vkf/31 Jul 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx73dx4ts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3mpk6iylhb223Excited to launch India–Gulf Digest, a monthly digest tracking India’s engagement with the Arab Gulf states. Issue No. 1 (June 2026) is now out. Available on LinkedIn and my website. Please subscribe and share. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indiagulf-digest-june-2026-irfan-ahmed-nazir-bx5uf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via30 Jun 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk6iylhb223https://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3mital6cr3k2m https://irfanahmednazir.com/2026/04/05/sen-article/06 Apr 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mital6cr3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3mit4mry2nk2m https://irfanahmednazir.com/2026/04/05/modi-gaza-war/06 Apr 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit4mry2nk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3mioemfzesc2aI’m happy to share my latest article, “Accomplishing Zayed’s ‘Ambition’: Space Exploration and National Identity in the United Arab Emirates,” published in Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (Wiley). Read: http://doi.org/10.1111/sena.7004004 Apr 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mioemfzesc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lt342am6hs22 https://irfanahmednazir.com/2025/07/03/the-uae/03 Jul 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt342am6hs22https://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lt33ytqyos22 https://irfanahmednazir.com/2025/07/03/jordan/03 Jul 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt33ytqyos22https://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lmgmkrzetc25Sheikh Hamdan’s maiden visit to India deepens India-UAE ties: • IIM-A & IIFT campuses to open in Dubai • Bharat Mart & UAE-India Friendship Hospital announced • Boost to defence, trade (VTC, IMEEC) & cultural ties • Bilateral non-oil trade to cross $100B https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/39391/Visit_of_Crown_Prince_of_Dubai_Deputy_PM__Defence_Minister_of_UAE_HH_Sheikh_Hamdan_Bin_Mohammed_Al_Maktoum_April_08__09_202510 Apr 2025 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmgmkrzetc25https://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3llxy5xywxc2mAttention | The Young Scholars’ Conference, organised by the SFC, CWAS, SIS-JNU, has been rescheduled to 8-9 May 2025. The last date to submit abstracts is now 12 April 2025. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2025 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llxy5xywxc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lki7i5tn5k2hParticipate in the 11th Young Scholars’ Conference on “Turmoil and Transition in WANA: Implications for India and the World,” organized by the student representatives of SFC, CWAS-SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Abstracts due on 31 March 2025.16 Mar 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lki7i5tn5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lj3uhz2srk2uExcited to share the publication of 'COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Pandemic, Impacts, and Responses', edited by Prof. P.R. Kumaraswamy, Prof. Sameena Hameed, & Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar. Honored to contribute two chapters on Jordan & the UAE! https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/covid19-in-middle-east-and-north-africa-9789361312021/26 Feb 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3uhz2srk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lghphurdfc2xListen to this wonderful conversation I had with Dr. Tiffany Smith from the Al Qasimi Foundation, where I shared my personal journey from growing up as a second-generation expatriate in the UAE to becoming a researcher studying the country. https://hubs.la/Q033L0zn024 Jan 2025 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lghphurdfc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3leacurnhd22xDr. Manmohan Singh, the then-prime minister of India, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, during the latter’s state visit to India in 2007. Dr. Singh planned to visit the UAE in 2013, but never materialized.26 Dec 2024 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3leacurnhd22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3le6zeuuczc2vThe Gulf has often been the premise of Malayalam films. M T Vasudevan Nair’s script gave life to the first one, ‘Vilkkanundu Swapnangal’ (1980), which tells the story of a Malayali youth traveling to the Gulf to build his fortunes. The film was shot in Dubai and Sharjah.26 Dec 2024 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3le6zeuuczc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lcd3hfcy4c2jHappy 53rd Union Day! 🇦🇪 #EidAlEtihad02 Dec 2024 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcd3hfcy4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lblq7ypik22z https://irfanahmednazir.com/2024/10/31/crme-article/23 Nov 2024 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lblq7ypik22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lbh7xklrl22j https://publications.alqasimifoundation.com/blog/unity-in-diversity-my-uae-identity-journey21 Nov 2024 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbh7xklrl22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lbbof2xy2224 https://irfanahmednazir.com/2024/06/11/policypaper/19 Nov 2024 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbof2xy2224https://bsky.app/profile/irfannazir.bsky.social/post/3lb4ph3pj4m2pI’m happy to share my article, ‘Kerala and the Gaza Crisis: Solidarity, Politics, and Media Responses,’ published in Contemporary Review of the Middle East. I thank Prof. Kumaraswamy PR and Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar for their support in writing this article. Read: https://doi.org/10.1177/2347798924128968617 Nov 2024 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:ynneozgra33kwa77vofixhvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4ph3pj4m2p