Sameen Hameed is Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her areas of specialization include the Middle Eastern economy, India's economic relations with the Middle East and energy security issues. She has authored several research and policy papers, and is the editor of Youth Bloom in GCC (2022). Md. Muddassir Quamar is Associate Fellow at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and holds a Ph.D. in Middle East studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is a prolific writer on contemporary developments in the Middle East and India-Middle East relations. P. R. Kumaraswamy is Professor of contemporary Middle East in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Since joining JNU in September 1999, he has been researching, teaching, and writing on various aspects of the contemporary Middle East. His works include Squaring the Circle: Mahatma Gandhi and the Jewish National Home (2018) and India’s Israel Policy (2010).