Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets UAE Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Thursday (November 14, 2024).
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Amidst a flurry of exchanges between Indian and West Asian officers within the latest weeks, two senior Arab diplomats have taken cost of the ambassadorial posts on the Jordan and Egyptian embassies in New Delhi, indicating the fast-paced diplomatic consultations which can be going down between India and the main powers within the conflict-torn West Asian area.
The arrival of recent Jordan Ambassador Yousef Mustafa Ali Abdelghani and new Egyptian Ambassador Kamel Galal is seen within the diplomatic circle as essential, as each Jordan and Egypt are ‘frontline states’ which have rather a lot at stake within the ongoing battle in Gaza, the West Financial institution, and Lebanon.
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Ambassador Ali Abdelghani and Ambassador Galal are famous for the expertise they carry with them that’s obligatory to take care of India’s relations with the Arab world. Whereas Mr. Galal is famous for his expertise of being accountable for the Palestine desk within the Overseas Ministry in Cairo, Mr. Abdelghani is reportedly a former head of the financial division on the Overseas Ministry in Amman and had earlier served in Turkey.
The appointments are important within the context of the continued battle involving Israel and of the shut session that India has maintained with regional stakeholders for the reason that starting of the battle. Diplomatic sources have knowledgeable that India is predicted to host an essential minister from Cairo quickly.
Dialogue with Saudi, UAE
Persevering with the regional dialogue, Exterior Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar hosted Saudi Arabia’s Overseas Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on November 13, 2024. The 2 sides mentioned the presence of a 2.65 million-strong Indian neighborhood that lives within the oil-rich kingdom. Each of them additionally presided over the second ministerial assembly of the Political, Safety, Social, and Cultural Committee (PSSC) of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council (SPC). Mr. Jaishankar’s assembly with Minister Al Farhan was adopted by his assembly together with his counterpart within the UAE, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on November 14, 2024.
Mr. Jaishankar’s interactions together with his Saudi Arabia and UAE counterparts got here proper after Saudi Arabia hosted leaders of Arab and Islamic nations, the place the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia demanded an “instant finish” to the Israeli marketing campaign in Gaza and Lebanon and referred to as for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside the 1967 boundary.
Through the G20 Summit in New Delhi final 12 months, the Saudi Crown Prince participated within the launch of the IMEC (India Center East Europe Financial Hall) that was going to incorporate the Israeli port of Haifa. Officers are tightlipped in regards to the destiny of IMEC, however it’s evident that the extended Israeli marketing campaign within the Gaza Strip and the Israeli assaults in Lebanon have posed a query mark on the initiative.
Former diplomat Dr. Zikrur Rahman, who served because the Indian envoy to Palestine, identified that Saudi Arabia has by no means formally engaged with Israel and is unlikely to take action beneath the given circumstances.
“Till and except the Palestinian situation is resolved, there isn’t a query of Saudi Arabia opening any diplomatic linkages with Israel as a result of it is vitally essential to Saudi Arabia to see that its principled stand on a two-state resolution, which was championed by King Abdullah, is carried out, resulting in the creation of a Palestinian state, and a formulation on the return of Palestinian refugees is agreed upon,” Dr. Rahman mentioned.
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