Initiatives by India to Strengthen ‘Think West’ Policy

Palestine

• Infrastructure: A traditional supporter of Palestinian independence, India has been extending financial support for its reconstruction, development, and institution building.
• Alliance: Palestine, which has turned away from a United States-led mediation, now counts on India to support a multi-country mechanism to realise the two-state solution. India stressed the importance of dialogue as opposed to violence, assuring Palestine that “India is bound by a promise to take care of Palestinian peoples’ interests”. Six new agreements worth nearly $50 million in areas such as health, agriculture, information technology and education were signed during the visit of Prime Minister of India in ....