Israel’s military offensive on the Gaza Strip has killed at least 60,000 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, when 1200 Israelis were killed and 250 were taken hostage by Hamas militants.
The conflict expanded between Israel and Iran, as Israel and the US struck Iranian cities that housed nuclear facilities and military bases. Iran too struck back on Israel’s oil refineries, military bases and cities. This has triggered unprecedented turmoil and crisis in the region.
As the situation is complex, there are many questions: Has Israel established dominance over Iran? Is there a possibility of a regime change in Iran? Has Israeli PM Netanyahu over-reached? Will President Trump bring peace to the Middle East? What does the Israel-Iran conflict mean for India? What happens to the humanitarian situation in Gaza?
To answer these questions and more, join Explained.live with former Indian Ambassador to Israel, the US and the UK, Navtej Sarna, who has also served in Tehran, at 6 pm on July 30. He will be in conversation with Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express.
Sarna joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1980 and served as an Indian diplomat for the next 38 years. His diplomatic journey included assignments in places as diverse as Moscow and Warsaw, Thimphu and Tehran. He held several critical appointments — Foreign Office spokesman, India’s Ambassador to Israel, High Commissioner to the UK, Secretary to the Government of India and India’s Ambassador to the United States — till his retirement from diplomatic service in 2018.
Pursuing a parallel passion as a writer, Navtej Sarna has written 10 books that explore different genres — novels, short stories, travel, literary essays and translations.
Explained.Live is a unique series of explanatory conversations that The Indian Express hosts from time to time. Sarna has been a speaker at the Explained.Live session in May, 2024.
