As India seeks to pursue multi-dimensional engagement with the Middle East, Prime Minister’s latest visit to the region has merely underscored the growing salience of the region in the Indian foreign policy matrix.
Gaining Significance in the Region: India’s ‘Look West’ policy has evolved rapidly. The Prime Minister’s fifth visit to West Asia in the last three and a half years and sustained high-level engagement has ensured that India’s voice is becoming an important one in a region that is witnessing major power rivalries playing out in the open like never before.
Enhanced Trade Engagements: India’s robust engagements with the Arab Gulf ....