Earlier this month, during his visit to the UAE, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed an agreement with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on the operation of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC). The corridor, itself the product of an MOU signed on the sidelines of last September’s G-20 summit in New Delhi, promises to transport goods … Read more
Over the weekend, Qatar released eight Indian nationals previously arrested on espionage charges, all of whom were veterans of the Indian Navy. The eight suspects were accused by Doha in August 2022 of leaking details of their work for the Qatar-based firm Dahra Global to Israel. Although the details of the case have not been … Read more
Israel’s suspension of work permits for tens of thousands of Palestinians following the Hamas attacks on October 7 last year has opened up job opportunities for workers in countries like India. Thousands of young Indian men have been queuing up outside recruiting centers in the northern Indian states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in recent … Read more
Can Asian countries make a difference to the Israel-Hamas war? In recent weeks, different entities from across the Global South have tried to do so. In Riyadh, countries from Asia and Africa which are members of either the Arab League or the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) or both met to condemn Israel’s military actions … Read more
Advertisement In 1947, India voted against the partition of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly. India was the first non‐Arab state to recognize the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) as sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in 1974. India was also one of the first countries to recognize the State of Palestine in … Read more
Advertisement Last month, a fairly convincing argument could be made that India was trying to fundamentally reorient its foreign policy in the Middle East. The regional infrastructure initiative New Delhi had promoted along with its partners in Moscow and Tehran for two decades, the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC), appears to have been jeopardized by … Read more
Advertisement In the wake of the Israel conflict, Aditya Raj Kaul, an Indian journalist known for his pro-BJP views, posted on X (formerly Twitter) about the atrocities committed by Hamas, alleging that a pregnant woman was dissected by Hamas, killing the unborn child. As of writing, the post has been viewed 10.2 million times with … Read more