{"id":272001,"date":"2023-12-01T20:43:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=272001"},"modified":"2023-12-01T20:44:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:14:55","slug":"on-indias-stand-on-the-israel-palestine-issue-new-delhis-flip-flop-on-israel-palestine-is-costly-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-indias-stand-on-the-israel-palestine-issue-new-delhis-flip-flop-on-israel-palestine-is-costly-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"On India\u2019s stand on the Israel-Palestine issue \u2013 New Delhi\u2019s flip-flop on Israel-Palestine is costly for India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/strong> This post on India\u2019s stand on the Israel-Palestine issue has been created based on the article \u201cNew Delhi\u2019s flip-flop on Israel-Palestine is costly for India\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d<\/strong> on 1st December 2023.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper 2 International Relations – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India\u2019s Interests.<\/p>\n

News: <\/strong>This article discusses the issues with India\u2019s stand on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict and suggests a suitable foreign policy path for the same.<\/p>\n

A detailed article on the Israel-Palestine Conflict<\/strong> can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A brief timeline of the conflict:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Source: Associated Press.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What are the issues with India\u2019s current stand?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A detailed article on India\u2019s policy on the Israel-Palestine issue <\/strong>can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the author, following are the issues:<\/p>\n

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  1. Negative Perception in the Global South:<\/strong> There is an increased perception that India is drifting from its historical neutrality on the Palestinian issue. It is against the India\u2019s aspiration to become a leader of global south.<\/li>\n
  2. Inconsistent and Paradoxical Stand:<\/strong> India initially showed support for Israel after Hamas attacks but later reaffirmed commitment to a two-state solution. It abstained from a UN resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza but later voted for a resolution condemning Israel\u2019s settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
    \nThese positions are conflicting and inconsistent.<\/li>\n
  3. Detrimental to India\u2019s interests in West Asia: <\/strong>India\u2019s geopolitical interests in West Asia (such as increasing trade and physical interconnectivity (as part of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC))) are heavily dependent on its sound relations with the Gulf Arab states.
    \nFurther dilution of India\u2019s historic and principled stand would be detrimental to it\u2019s long-term aspirations and strategic interests in this region.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What should India do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    According to the author, India should follow these steps:<\/p>\n

    Re-establish its principled approach: <\/strong>India should highlight the merits of nonviolent struggle for the Palestinians, as well as the use of strategic patience and democratic co-option by Israel.<\/p>\n

    Consistency foreign policy: <\/strong>To emerge as a counsel and leader of the Global South, India\u2019s foreign policy will need to be consistent.<\/p>\n

    Increase in Humanitarian Aid to Palestine: <\/strong>India should bolster its small humanitarian aid ($35 million over the past two decades) for the Palestinian people. India should also continue to send medical and disaster relief aid to Gaza.<\/p>\n

    Push for Dialogue: <\/strong>India could push Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume direct negotiations for establishing a sovereign state of Palestine, which lives in peace with the state of Israel.<\/p>\n

    Pursue Israel for an amicable solution: <\/strong>Israel might be pushed to remove settlements in the West Bank and reduce the use of excessive force.<\/p>\n

    This will ensure that the vision of a well-integrated India-Arab-Israel can still materialise in West Asia.<\/p>\n

    Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u2018India needs to walk the diplomatic tight-rope carefully when it comes to defending its geopolitical interests in the Middle East\u2019. Discuss with reference to India\u2019s stance on the recent Israel-Palestine conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Source: This post on India\u2019s stand on the Israel-Palestine issue has been created based on the article \u201cNew Delhi\u2019s flip-flop on Israel-Palestine is costly for India\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 1st December 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 International Relations – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India\u2019s… Continue reading On India\u2019s stand on the Israel-Palestine issue \u2013 New Delhi\u2019s flip-flop on Israel-Palestine is costly for India<\/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":[1230,1235],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-272001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-international-relations","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":6,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1701459522},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272001","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=272001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}