Peace, stability in Middle East vital for entire world: EAM Jaishankar
Jaishankar is in South Africa to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting from February 20-21.
Jaishankar is in South Africa to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting from February 20-21.
Shaktidham Ashram organized the 'Love Unites' event at the Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, featuring performances by musicians from Israel and India, blending classical music, mantra chanting, and Hebrew spiritual verses.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday underlined that the history of India and the Middle East are inextricably linked, saying the region is an extended neighbourhood with which New Delhi has now reconnected in full measure.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that his vision of an economic corridor connecting India, the Middle East, and Europe--a vision first presented at the G-20 summit in Delhi in September 2023--can now become a reality following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal.
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has said that FDI inflows are surging with investors from the Middle East, Japan, European Union, and the US recognising India's status as a top investment destination.
Small wonder that the challenge that he faces has been described as “double-pronged” ~ the critical talks on his political future are being held in parallel to his appearance in a Jerusalem courtroom. In a word, the Prime Minister’s political future is as uncertain as the legal fallout.
By all accounts, it has been a triangular exercise to mend fences. “Opening direct dialogue and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the Middle East and increase stability, security, and prosperity in the region,” the United States, Bahrain and Israel said in a joint statement.
From the UAE’s perspective, the deal formalises what one observer has called “dating on the quiet” for the two countries over recent years had found common ground in the threat they perceived from Iran and in other shared regional perceptions. In the past decade or so, there has been a thaw in relations between the two countries, with some significant visits to the UAE by Israeli government functionaries.
One of them is being treated in Kozhikode, while the second one is receiving treatment in Kochi, the government said.
It was the sixth day that the official fatality rate has dropped in the Middle East's worst-hit country.
