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PM Modi meets President of the UAE, Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the UAE’s newly-appointed President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

PM Modi, who arrived in Abu Dhabi on a brief visit from Germany, was personally received by the newly elected President & senior members of royal family. Taking to a micro-blogging site, PM Modi expressed his gratitude to the UAE President for his special gesture. “I am touched by the special gesture of my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of coming to welcome me at Abu Dhabi airport,” PM Modi said.

Later, the leaders held their first in-person meeting (since August 2019 when Prime Minister visited Abu Dhabi last) and reviewed various aspects of the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. To enhance the trade and investment ties between the two further, India and the UAE have recently signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

Elaborating on the details of the meeting, the Ministry of External Affairs said, during the high-level meeting with the Abu Dhabi ruler, PM Modi expressed his sincere condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former President and Abu Dhabi ruler, last month.

“Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was a widely respected statesman who worked tirelessly for the people. In Abu Dhabi, expressed condolences on his demise to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,” PM Modi said.

It is important to note that India had earlier announced one day of state mourning following the demise of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Prime Minister Modi also congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as the third President of the UAE and becoming the Ruler of Abu Dhabi. Taking the moment, PM Modi also expressed heartfelt gratitude to the UAE President ‘for taking great care of the 3.5 million Indian community in UAE during the COVID-19 pandemic’.

India-UAE shares a strong historical relationship based on age-old cultural, religious and economic ties. Notably, the bilateral ties between the two nations in recent years have reached a record high, especially that of economic ties. The bilateral trade between India and the UAE in FY 2021-22 reached USD 72 billion, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Also, ‘UAE FDI in India has continuously increased over the past few years and currently stands at over USD 12 billion’.

On the heels of the visit, PM Modi also extended an invitation to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit India at an early date.
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^^ Seems like BiF is rattled by this new found synergy between ME states and India hence the perfectly timed rioting and violence. Their handlers in India are working overtime to create mayhem to break this partnership before it has a chance to be successful. Chin with their poodle Pakis seem the most likely culprit.
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vimal wrote:^^ Seems like BiF is rattled by this new found synergy between ME states and India hence the perfectly timed rioting and violence. Their handlers in India are working overtime to create mayhem to break this partnership before it has a chance to be successful. Chin with their poodle Pakis seem the most likely culprit.
woke dumb influenced state dept also adding to it.

woke sucms don't know who is friend or foe. They have made a conscious decision to build ties with jihadi gangs
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After saying everything against Mbs , Biden is in Saudi to meet him! What gives?
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Bidenwa must have boasted that he can make the Saudis toe the line anytime. With the oil prices squeeze getting unbearable, the Europeans have called him to deliver. So he had to swallow his pride while keeping his dentures from falling down his throat and landed in Jeddah.
Saudis have been buying cheaper Russian oil of late for domestic consumption and selling their own oil at market rates and laughing all the way to the bank.

Highly doubtful if MBN will oblige a POTUS who can't remember where he is and what for...
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo ... ates-i2u2/
Today’s inaugural I2U2 leaders meeting focused on the food security crisis and clean energy. The leaders discussed innovative ways to ensure longer-term, more diversified food production and food delivery systems that can better manage global food shocks.
The UAE – home to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and host of COP28 in 2023 – will invest $2 billion USD to develop a series of integrated food parks across India that will incorporate state-of-the-art climate-smart technologies to reduce food waste and spoilage, conserve fresh water, and employ renewable energy sources. India will provide appropriate land for the project and will facilitate farmers’ integration into the food parks. U.S. and Israeli private sectors will be invited to lend their expertise and offer innovative solutions that contribute to the overall sustainability of the project. These investments will help maximize crop yields and, in turn, help tackle food insecurity in South Asia and the Middle East.
The I2U2 Group will advance a hybrid renewable energy project in India’s Gujarat State consisting of 300 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar capacity complemented by a battery energy storage system.
The leaders also welcomed India’s interest in joining the United States, the UAE, and Israel in the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate initiative (AIM for Climate)
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https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf ... dah-summit
As for oil production, the Saudi official said that OPEC+ will continue to evaluate market needs and take action accordingly. “We did not discuss the issue of oil production at the summit. OPEC+ will continue to asses markets and what they need,” he said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 022-07-16/
President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an active partner in the Middle East, but he failed to secure commitments to a regional security axis that would include Israel or an immediate oil output rise.
The summit communique was vague, however, and Saudi Arabia, Washington's most important Arab ally, poured cold water on U.S. hopes the summit could help lay the groundwork for a regional security alliance - including Israel - to combat Iranian threats.
"The President raised the issue ... And the crown prince responded that this was a painful episode for Saudi Arabia and that it was a terrible mistake," said Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir.

The accused were brought to trial were and being punished with prison terms, he said.

U.S. intelligence agencies believe the crown prince ordered Khashoggi's killing, which he denies.

Jubeir, talking to Reuters about Friday's conversation, said MbS had made the case that trying to impose values on other countries by force could backfire.

"It has not worked when the U.S. tried to impose values on Afghanistan and Iraq. In fact, it backfired," Jubeir quoted the crown prince as telling Biden. "Countries have different values and those values should be respected!"
He leaves the region empty-handed but hoping the OPEC+ group, comprising Saudi Arabia, Russia and other producers, will boost production at a meeting on Aug. 3.

"I look forward to seeing what's coming in the coming months," Biden said.
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Exactly the result I was expecting from this Bidenwa visit to SA.
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The UAE – home to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and host of COP28 in 2023 – will invest $2 billion USD to develop a series of integrated food parks across India that will incorporate state-of-the-art climate-smart technologies to reduce food waste and spoilage, conserve fresh water, and employ renewable energy sources. India will provide appropriate land for the project and will facilitate farmers’ integration into the food parks. U.S. and Israeli private sectors will be invited to lend their expertise and offer innovative solutions that contribute to the overall sustainability of the project. These investments will help maximize crop yields and, in turn, help tackle food insecurity in South Asia and the Middle East
International contract farming in some food security for oil security quid pro quo it looks like.

Could be good for us and them if
A. required legal framework and safeguards are put in from day1 to protect farmers with some indexing to international food commodity prices, and
B. sovereign export control rights are maintained and GoI can control the produce in case of blatant manipulation, illegal exploitation of people or resources and force majeure situations.

Overall I welcome this initiative focusing on trading based on respective strengths. Indian agriculture can benefit from increased investment, use of modern techniques and a slow transition towards more and more organic farming/ perma culture like models. Israel has significant experience and expertise in this type of farming.

Not the hyper industrial fertilizer+pesticide overloaded on high yield GMO varieties that are tasteless and allergenic model which is what US brings to the table.

So what did US actually gain from I2U2? We need to wait for more press releases.

I think such ideas are mostly the brainchild of our baniya gujju PM who sees most problems as opportunities to offer good Indian solutions. He doesn't brag about it, true to his samskaar.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/rights-gr ... 022-07-16/
UAE detains US lawyer for Khashoggi on money laundering charges

United Arab Emirates authorities have detained Asim Ghafoor, a U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney who previously served as a lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said U.S.-based rights group DAWN of whose board Ghafoor is a member.

A UAE government official confirmed Ghafoor was arrested while transiting through Dubai International Airport on July 14 on charges related to an in absentia conviction for money laundering pursuant to evidence heard by Emirati court
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Ishaan Tharoor in Washington Post.
Was Biden’s Middle East trip worth it?
The optics were not ideal, to put it mildly. Here was the president of the United States — the same politician who had vowed to turn Saudi Arabia into a “pariah” — striding up to a smirking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — the same willful royal whose alleged thuggery had spurred President Biden to make that vow — and extending his hand in a fist. The crown prince reciprocated with his own knuckles.
There were conflicting accounts of how tough Biden was during hours of closed meetings, with the Saudis suggesting that Biden did not directly confront MBS over Khashoggi’s death, while the U.S. president insisted that he did. As Biden extended a formal invitation to the White House to UAE leader Mohammed bin Zayed, news emerged that Khashoggi’s ex-lawyer, U.S. citizen Asim Ghafoor, had been arrested and in the United Arab Emirates and sentenced to three years in prison for money laundering and tax evasion charges that critics say were trumped up.

The reality of the situation, no matter the White House’s insistence on its commitment to human rights, is that the perceived urgency of the geopolitical moment outweighed whatever lingering outrage was felt in Washington over the misconduct of Arab monarchs. “Challenges you face today only make it a heck of a lot more important we spend time together,” Biden argued as his visit concluded Saturday.
Other analysts are less convinced. “The trip was worth it to his hosts in Israel and Saudi Arabia who each got what they wanted: Carte blanche to the continuation of an apartheid system in Israel and an official end to the Saudi crown prince’s pariah status,” Randa Slim, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, told me. “It is unclear what the U.S. got from this trip.”
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Dilbu wrote:Ishaan Tharoor in Washington Post.
Other analysts are less convinced. “The trip was worth it to his hosts in Israel and Saudi Arabia who each got what they wanted: Carte blanche to the continuation of an apartheid system in Israel and an official end to the Saudi crown prince’s pariah status,” Randa Slim, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, told me. “It is unclear what the U.S. got from this trip.”
Does the US really know what it wants ? It is powered by a deep state/mil industrial complex. It is really what Joe Biden looks like ., a geriatric monolith bumbling around. The others running around are just trying to stay away when he falls.
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Afghanistan-Ukraine-Middle East... With each and every step the stature of US is diminishing in world arena. Cannot imagine such a situation even 10 years ago.
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US Announces $5 Billion Sale Of Missile Defense Systems To Saudi, UAE
Washington: The United States announced Tuesday the sale of major missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates worth more than $5 billion.
The approval was announced two weeks after US President Joe Biden met leaders of the two countries in Saudi Arabia on a trip seen as crucial to strengthen frayed relations with them, and as both nations perceive a heightened threat from Iran.

The State Department said Saudi Arabia would buy 300 Patriot MIM-104E missile systems, which can be used to bring down at long-range incoming ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as attacking aircraft.
Separately, the United States will sell THAAD surface-to-air missile systems to the UAE for $2.25 billion.
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Iran's Arab foes are mending ties with Tehran amid uncertainty over nuclear talks
The United Arab Emirates is set to restore top level diplomatic relations, saying on Sunday that its ambassador, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, would return to Tehran "in [the] coming days." Kuwait returned its ambassador last week and Saudi Arabia, whose lead the Gulf states followed in downgrading ties with Iran six years ago, is holding direct talks with the Islamic Republic. "It's obvious there is a regional direction that is in tandem with Saudi movement," Mohammed Baharoon, director general of the Dubai Public Policy Research Centre, told CNN.
Dina Esfandiary, a Middle East adviser at the International Crisis Group think tank, said Gulf Arab states have developed a "pragmatic policy" on Iran that involves both containment and engagement "because they realized just one would not work on its own." She told CNN that, when the US didn't follow through on defending its Arab partners following the Aramco attacks "it became imperative [for the UAE] to secure itself without relying on others -- the US in particular -- and engaging with Iran is a part of that."

Ties between Abu Dhabi and Tehran have been progressively improving since then. The UAE is now the top exporter to Iran with bilateral trade rising to $21.4 billion in four months from March this year, from just $7 billion for all of 2019, according to Reuters.
The rapprochement comes amid uncertainty about the progress of indirect talks between the US and Iran to restore the nuclear agreement. If there is a new agreement, it may reduce the likelihood of a nuclear arms race in the already-tense region. But Gulf states fear that lifting the sanctions on Iran will unlock billions of dollars that can be used by Tehran to further arm itself and expand its influence in Arab countries through proxies.
If the talks fail, observers say regional tensions could escalate as they did when then-US President Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement, potentially dragging the region to war. For Gulf states, both scenarios are a cause for concern.
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https://twitter.com/khalediskef/status/ ... eb3iHxFMoA

a scene world has become familiar with. US evacuating staff from embassay in Iraq in Chinooks.

Chaos in Iraq after Moqtada resigns from govt, his supporters take over streets https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/2 ... f-tensions
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With Rajnath Singh in Cairo, India-Egypt pick up Nehru-Nasser thread left off in the ’60s
The Egypt-India jet production dream was killed that morning, by the Israeli Air Force. Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser decided his military had enough of domestic technology acquisition and turned to Soviet imports.

Fifty-five years on, though, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Cairo for a three-day visit, carrying proposals that could see the revival of Egypt-India jet technology cooperation. Egypt is considering the purchase of up to 70 Tejas light combat aircraft. Like the Indian Air Force (IAF), Egypt operates the Rafale, but needs a smaller and less complex fighter to provide bulk to its force and a stepping-stone for its pilots. India, government sources say, has offered to set up a production line in Egypt if the deal goes through. Egypt is also interested in Indian-made missile systems, as well as the Advanced Light Helicopter and Light Combat Helicopter.
Today, though, there are again compelling reasons for renewing strategic cooperation. An estimated $200 billion of Indian trade passes through the Suez Canal each year, giving India an obvious interest in Egypt’s security. China has set up a naval base in Djibouti, posing a potential threat to Indian access to Suez, underlining the need for Egypt-India security cooperation. Like many other countries, moreover, Egypt has been hard-hit by the disruption of wheat supplies from Ukraine, and is looking to India for help.

Finally, as expert Mohamed Soliman notes, Egypt is a key actor in a new network of alliances across West Asia, tying together India and Israel with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The coalition is critical to India’s energy security needs, as well as its long-term security interests in West Asia.
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Protest song in Iran:



https://www.theguardian.com/global-deve ... our-baraye
Sadjadpour said: “No matter what happens to the protests it’s worth noting the most viral song in Iran’s history, likely to be remembered for decades to come, isn’t about resistance to America or Israel or anywhere else. It’s a song about Iranian dreams for a normal life.”.
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Ekalavya, What are you hearing from Iranian expatriates?
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https://learngerman.dw.com/en/covid-cor ... a-56943128 Israelis are set to vote for the fourth time in two years
Netanyahu vs anyone but Netanyahu
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Saudi Arabia, U.S. on High Alert After Warning of Imminent Iranian Attack
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arab ... 1667319274

US wants to punish Iran for siding with Russia
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IndraD wrote:https://learngerman.dw.com/en/covid-cor ... a-56943128 Israelis are set to vote for the fourth time in two years
Netanyahu vs anyone but Netanyahu
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/01 ... l-election
Israel Election
Netanyahu Holds Edge in Israeli Election, Exit Polls Suggest
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Netanyahu has 15 seats lead over nearest rival.

So he is forming the govt.
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In a major turnaround, the Biden administration has told a US court that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in a civil case brought against him by the fiancée of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

https://www.wionews.com/world/biden-adm ... ase-535284
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As a Qatari I’m proud of what happened.
I don’t know when will the westerners realize that their values aren’t universal. There are other cultures with different values that should be equally respected.

Let’s not forget that the West is not the spokesperson for humanity. https://twitter.com/binnahar85/status/1 ... zbfk4RHUIw

goras getting taste of own medicine
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this is not right IMO. if a arab can come to the west and get to live as they want including hijab, why cant a westerner come with that t-shirt?
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IndraD wrote:In a major turnaround, the Biden administration has told a US court that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in a civil case brought against him by the fiancée of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

https://www.wionews.com/world/biden-adm ... ase-535284
The Crown Prince is now also the Prime Minister of SA. He was made the PM expressly for immunity.
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V_Raman wrote:this is not right IMO. if a arab can come to the west and get to live as they want including hijab, why cant a westerner come with that t-shirt?
on spot sir, observations so far from Fifa Qatar
-Islam occupies much higher place in pecking order than Lgbt
-Librandus want money (Fifa boss's bayan that Europe should drown in sea of shame) and hide under the rock when Islam rampages (block lgbt t shirt wearing man, stop teams from wearing satrangi armband)
-Africans are also supporting Qatari stand while crying buckets over blm
-when goras fail to virtue signal (lgbt) at one place they take refuge under another (taking knee)
-librandus will only do drama in a democratic country
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Remember how MBS and Al Mulla were dueling only last year? This is them all sitting tight and chummy at the FIFA Ummah-con with their european consigliere “Bargain-bin-Bezos” :lol:

link

Oiros are best in Shakespearean theatre. Particularly when they act angry as they count box office collections:
Fans were blunt about the message they thought the pair were sending to the world.

'Uh, Infantino sitting next to MBS doesn't feel like a good look,' wrote Ryan Bailey.

'I think the fact they show MBS sitting next to Gianni Infantino for the opening ceremony while they cut to a CGI stadium in the middle of a sand dune really does encapsulate everything this world cup stands for,' tweeted Garrett Rampon.

'The USA backed immunity for MBS two days ago at the request of Gianni Infantino so he could sit next o him and not feel bad,' another fan wrote.

The pair's interaction came after Infantino stunned the sport with a tone-deaf speech on Saturday, in which he slammed criticism of the decision to give Qatar the Cup despite its record on LGBTQ+ rights and the treatment of migrant workers.
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wow how is he controversial when no less than Biden has done his ars & charan chumban?
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IndraD wrote:-librandus will only do drama in a democratic country
This world cup will only lead to accelerating the the liberal collapsing process.
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Diplomatic row brewing after Saudi Arabia pulls TV plug on Qatar
Row places pressure on Fifa as BeIN is one of its biggest right-holders for the 2022 Qatar World Cup :shock: :rotfl:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2 ... di-arabia/
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paging Jai Menon saar if he is still around, only 2 days ago we saw 2 kings sitting hands in hands
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https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_ ... EO-2464310

Egypt PM signs an MOU with Tukey's munna on Jan 28 -- Hungary is one of the EU/NATO countries that resists EU's diktats from Brussels.


https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Turkmenista ... an-2465540

Azerbaijan embassy attacked in Iran

Azerbaijan is pro-pakistan like Turkey (no surprise)

Azerbaijain exports coal to Turkey, Cyprus and Finland

https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_ ... 22-2464811

All EU countries/US import azeri coal/tar sands oil

https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral- ... porter/aze
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A good end to January 2023 for Adani. In addition to successful FPO, he formally took over Haifa port in Israel:

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/a ... 2023-01-31
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India Ups Its Game in the Middle East
India’s response to the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria reflects its policy of robust engagement in the Middle East. It follows a visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fateh el-Sisi to India, and an expansion of ties with Israel and Arab countries in the Gulf. Coupled with long-standing connections to Iran, India’s overtures to Turkey, Israel, and the Arab states position India as a potentially significant actor in the Middle East at a time when the United States appears to be downsizing its position in the region.
But the latest emergency response – which includes an entire field hospital and medical team along with machines, medicines, and hospital beds — is strategic, not just humanitarian. It is part of several actions enhancing India’s profile across the Middle East.

On January 26, the Egyptian president was chief guest for India’s 74th Republic Day. Earlier, India had announced its strong investment in the West Asia Quad or I2U2 – a grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States. India’s objective is to make sure that its interests are not left unguarded because of the vacuum created in the Middle East by Washington’s focus on peer competition with China and on Russia’s actions in Eurasia. The Middle East is a critical source of investment, energy, and remittances for India. The region also shares India’s security concerns, especially about Islamist extremism and terrorism. India wants to be ready to for any fallout from U.S. withdrawal from the greater Middle East.
While historical factors, and the popularity of Bollywood films, make for good sentimental talking points, the substance of current Indian relations with the region relates to economics, trade, and investment.

Around 8.9 million Indians reside in the Gulf, with around 3.4 million in the United Arab Emirates and 2.5 million in Saudi Arabia. Fifty percent of India’s over $80 billion in remittances annually come from the Gulf countries. Trade and investment between India and Middle Eastern countries have grown exponentially over the last decade. For instance, India’s bilateral trade with Egypt stands at $7.26 billion, with over 50 Indian companies investing $3.15 billion in the Egyptian economy.
The United Arab Emirates is India’s third-largest global trading partner. Since the signing in 2022 of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), India’s trade with the UAE has increased by over 38 percent to $88 billion. India’s strategic partnership with the UAE is at the heart of I2U2.

Similarly, Saudi Arabia is India’s fourth-largest trading partner and the source of 18 percent of India’s crude oil imports. Saudi investments in Indian infrastructure — railways, roads, ports, and shipping — are growing, as are investments in India’s manufacturing and digital sectors.

India, which imports 80 percent of its oil and gas, sourced 60 percent of its energy imports from the Gulf countries. The UAE is helping India address its concerns about energy security by contributing to India’s strategic oil reserves. Moreover, collaboration between India and the Middle Eastern countries has also grown in renewable energy sources.
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Wave of ‘Israeli spring’ protests leaves Palestinian citizens out in the cold

after spring / revolution of all sort of colour in the world, Israel witnessing Israel Spring a leftist movement, want judicial overhaul, case against netanyahu, and ... Palestinians are not participating as they want to carry Palestine flag and air opinion against occupation while living in Israel

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... n-the-cold
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Could be real Or could be like WMD story of Iraq. But chances of this story being real is more because West will not want to get its hand dirty until the Ukraine mega serial is over.
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Another strong earthquake in Turkey Syria Lebanon. 6.3 Richtrt scale. Beirut hit.
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