The position of the Arab pole of West Asia in the foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government
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law and political studies department allameh tabatabi university
Abstract
India is one of the emerging powers of the world, which in the past decade has developed its relations with the countries of the West Asian region. The developments in West Asia since 2010 have presented India with important and serious problems in the formulation of its foreign policy in the Western region. In terms of coherent strategic choices, Asia faced the complex staircase of regional power competitions and the interventionist return of great powers and casting a shadow on the power game in the region.
Most of India's relations with the Arab countries of the West Asian region have been expanded based on economic benefit, in such a way that more than 10 million Indians live and work in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and send more than 40 billion dollars to India annually. On the other hand, the Arab countries of the region are the biggest suppliers of energy needed by India.
Although India is the largest democracy in the world, it has accepted the monarchy system in the Arab countries of the region as the principle of political stability. Despite some special principles of India's foreign policy, we have witnessed the movement of this country's foreign policy towards West Asia in the past 9 years.
Therefore, the question arises, what position does the Arab pole of West Asia have in the foreign policy of the Narendra Moodi government? India's foreign policy is based on two diplomatic-strategic programs based on logic and bilateral economic benefits with the Arab pole of West Asia, whose ultimate goal is to establish stability in the entire West Asian region.
Most of India's relations with the Arab countries of the West Asian region have been expanded based on economic benefit, in such a way that more than 10 million Indians live and work in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and send more than 40 billion dollars to India annually. On the other hand, the Arab countries of the region are the biggest suppliers of energy needed by India.
Although India is the largest democracy in the world, it has accepted the monarchy system in the Arab countries of the region as the principle of political stability. Despite some special principles of India's foreign policy, we have witnessed the movement of this country's foreign policy towards West Asia in the past 9 years.
Therefore, the question arises, what position does the Arab pole of West Asia have in the foreign policy of the Narendra Moodi government? India's foreign policy is based on two diplomatic-strategic programs based on logic and bilateral economic benefits with the Arab pole of West Asia, whose ultimate goal is to establish stability in the entire West Asian region.
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