{"id":31346,"date":"2018-10-27T13:13:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T07:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=31346"},"modified":"2018-10-27T13:13:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T07:43:19","slug":"expanding-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/expanding-horizons\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/expanding-horizons\/article22734448.ece'\"><b>Expanding horizons<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s \u2018Look West\u2019 Policy is evolving rapidly<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>India-UAE Relationship:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade and economic ties are becoming central to the India-UAE relationship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A landmark pact awarding a consortium of Indian oil companies a 10% stake in offshore oil concession will be the first Indian investment in the UAE\u2019s upstream oil sector, transforming a traditional buyer-seller relationship into a long-term investor relationship with stakes in each other\u2019s strategic sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A MoU aimed at institutionalising the collaborative administration of contractual employment of Indian workers has also been signed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There has also been growing convergence between the two countries on tackling terrorism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>India and Oman:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China\u2019s expanding footprint in the Indian Ocean Region has alerted India to the possibility of strengthening security ties with littoral states.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is likely to step up its military presence in Oman.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naval cooperation has already been gaining momentum with Muscat giving berthing rights to Indian naval vessels to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and Oman have not only made military cooperation more expansive during P.M. Modi\u2019s visit but also made an attempt to take the relationship to other domains: by enhancing cooperation in the field of health, tourism and peaceful uses of outer space.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Way Forward:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s engagement with West Asia should now focus on delivering on its commitments and strengthening its presence as an economic and security partner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be crucial as traditional powers such as the U.S. and Russia are jostling militarily, even as America\u2019s stakes in the region decline by the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has been still stuck in the age-old debates of Israel-Arab rivalry, West Asia has moved on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growing rivalry between the Sunni Arabs and Shia Iran has been reshaping old relationships and India will have to be more pragmatic in its approach towards the region<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding horizons Context: India\u2019s \u2018Look West\u2019 Policy is evolving rapidly India-UAE Relationship: Trade and economic ties are becoming central to the India-UAE relationship. 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