{"id":244342,"date":"2023-05-25T20:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=244342"},"modified":"2023-05-25T20:35:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:05:22","slug":"a-middle-kingdom-dawns-on-indias-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-middle-kingdom-dawns-on-indias-west\/","title":{"rendered":"A \u2018middle kingdom\u2019 dawns on India\u2019s west"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/strong>This post is based on the article \u201cA \u2018middle kingdom\u2019 dawns on India\u2019s west\u201d<\/strong>, published in The Hindu<\/strong> on 25th<\/sup> May 2022.<\/p>\n

Syllabus Topic: <\/strong>GS Paper 2, International Relations<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> In the recently concluded 32nd Arab League Summit held in Jeddah, all 22 Arab states participated after 12 years, and Syria was readmitted. The summit shows the changing geo-political environment in the Arab region.<\/p>\n

The \u201cJeddah Declaration\u201d <\/strong>of the summit was moderate. It although adopted a pro-Palestinian agenda but refrained from mentioning Israel by name.<\/p>\n

It did not discuss any Iran-related issues and called for stopping foreign interference in the domestic affairs of Arab countries.<\/p>\n

It also opposed all support for the formation of armed groups and militias.<\/p>\n

How is Saudi Arabia\u2019s rise causing the geo-political changes in the Arab world?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Saudi Arabia’s economic strength is a significant advantage in its quest for Arab supremacy. Its GDP grew by 8.7% in 2022, and its oil income reached a record $228 billion, giving it considerable influence over OPEC and OPEC+.<\/p>\n

The rise of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the main arbiter of the Arab world\u2019s agenda has been a key factor. He held triple summits in Riyadh with the Chinese President.<\/p>\n

Saudi relations with Iran were normalised. It resulted in reduced in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq<\/p>\n

By reconciling with Iran through Chinese mediation, but without a U.S. nod-and-wink, Riyadh has asserted its diplomatic autonomy.<\/p>\n

Direct ties with Iran have also reduced the importance of Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Pakistan as intermediaries.<\/p>\n

Saudi\u2019s animosity with Israel has been replaced by ambiguity as it has still not joined the Abraham Accords but improved the relations with Israel.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Saudi Arabia has hosted peace talks among warring factions in Sudan.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges in front of Saudi?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It still needs for a more mature and consistent foreign policy. For example, Jamal Khashoggi episode in 2018 got it into many issues.<\/p>\n

Potential friction in its ties with the UAE and Qatar.<\/p>\n

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s likely anointment as the next Saudi king may disturb it\u2019s internal stability.<\/p>\n

What should be the course of action for India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India should acknowledge this geopolitical shift, realign its strategy, and vigorously pursue its national interests.<\/p>\n

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be re-invited for the India visit, postponed last year.<\/p>\n

Synergise the bilateral Strategic Partnership Council at various levels.<\/p>\n

Indian should raise participation in various projects under the Kingdom’s ambitious “Vision 2030”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: This post is based on the article \u201cA \u2018middle kingdom\u2019 dawns on India\u2019s west\u201d, published in The Hindu on 25th May 2022. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2, International Relations News: In the recently concluded 32nd Arab League Summit held in Jeddah, all 22 Arab states participated after 12 years, and Syria was readmitted. The… Continue reading A \u2018middle kingdom\u2019 dawns on India\u2019s west<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-244342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704821011},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244342\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}