Post Central Asia, PM Narendra Modi to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE

[Hindustani78]

Post Central Asia, PM Narendra Modi to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE
Published July 18, 2015 | By admin
SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES

Done with Central Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s next diplomatic push is going to be in the Middle East. Attempting a delicate balancing act, Modi will visit Saudi Arabia and UAE before he visits Israel early next year.

Modi is also likely to visit Iran sometime “in the near future” rebalancing diplomatic ties in the region. He is reported to have accepted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s invitation to visit Tehran when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the recently concluded BRICS summit. No dates have been decided for the proposed visit, however.

“India hopes to benefit from the successful conclusion of Iranian nuclear deal involving the US,” a top government official told ET.

Modi’s proposed visit to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi becomes even more significant following the resolution of Iran’s nuclear issue. Modi is likely to visit the two Gulf countries towards end of the year, “most likely end-November”, and could also include a third country in the region

There was news article way back in Jan 2015 about Prime Minister Modi visit to GCC around Mid of 2015

Gulf News reports that reaching out to the Indian diaspora based in the GCC is a key priority of Modi’s foreign policy and a visit to the region is planned for later this year during the summer months.

“His (Modi) visit to US and Australia has grabbed the headlines, but the government in the last six months has also worked on expanding economic and political opportunities with the countries in the Gulf region. A prime ministerial visit is certainly on the cards in mid-2015,” officials in the prime minister’s office told Gulf News.

Those are obvious ones I was thinking more about on the lines of trade and other sectors. We need to expand ties with ME countries.

UAE has seek assistance of ISRO on its Mars Mission and even Republic of India can help out to diffuse the tensions in Yemen.

 

[saurav]

Anyway what will be the agenda for this visit? In which sectors we can collaborate?

Soothing "secular" fear over Israel visit and Investment in billions. Yemen situation and neighbor's response should give us some advantage

 

[Hindustani78]

Soothing "secular" fear over Israel visit and Investment in billions. Yemen situation and neighbor's response should give us some advantage

India can bring peace in Middle East and Arabs do see towards India as brotherly country.

 

[Imran Khan]

India can bring peace in Middle East and Arabs do see towards India as brotherly country.

even god can not bring peace in middle east now . kis dunya main jee rahy ho hazoor

 

[That Guy]

India can bring peace in Middle East and Arabs do see towards India as brotherly country.

You overestimate India's power projection, and influence.

 

[That Guy]

And you overestimate the opinion of us Pakistanis.

ON the contrary, I know how much Pakistani opinion is actually worth. Not much is the answer.

 

[migflug]

Oil diplomacy. Shusma swaraj sitting idle in her office

 

[magudi]

Oil diplomacy. Shusma swaraj sitting idle in her office

That my Friend is the mistake we make ,modi gets all the coverage but that doesn't mean sushma is sitting idle - check her press conf on completion of 1 year of the govt ,last year alone she has been on more number of foreign trips and engagements than PM but media never highlights it

 

[migflug]

That my Friend is the mistake we make ,modi gets all the coverage but that doesn't mean sushma is sitting idle - check her press conf on completion of 1 year of the govt ,last year alone she has been on more number of foreign trips and engagements than PM but media never highlights it

I know that. Just being sarcastic.

 

[Hindustani78]

even god can not bring peace in middle east now . kis dunya main jee rahy ho hazoor

Peace will come to Middle East.

You overestimate India's power projection, and influence.

India do have influence and have already projecting its power.

 

[Imran Khan]

Peace will come to Middle East.



India do have influence and have already projecting its power.

yes but after humans wiped out from planet earth

 

[That Guy]

India do have influence and have already projecting its power.

Not what I said. I said you're overestimating it.

 

[Hindustani78]

yes but after humans wiped out from planet earth

There will be power struggle.

I think we should pick one country between Iran and saudi arabia supporting both of them is quite dicey

With time both countries will come under one banner.

 

[JanjaWeed]

Saudi & UAE? Blimey...this is going to be a tough one for sickulars. Would love to see them ridiculing this one... Or will they?

@ranjeet @Nair saab

 

[Hindustani78]

Saudi & UAE? Blimey...this is going to be a tough one for sickulars. Would love to see them ridiculing this one... Or will they?

@ranjeet @Nair saab

GCC is moving ahead for the GCC military block which would comprise Egypt, Jordan and Morocco and GCC countries would work with India on regional level.