"For India, whose stakes are high not just in Syria but the entire region, the time has come to demonstrate a new form of non-alignment, between Saudi Arabia and Iran"
The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : New game on West Asian chessboard: Two facts are evident in the situation in Syria. The “international community” is determined to topple Bashar Al Assad's regime, and there is heavy and undisguised involvement of external forces, with active encouragement and assistance including financing and arming of anti-regime elements.
Once the dissidents in Syria manage to seize control over some territory anywhere in the country, the external involvement will become decisive in tilting the scales against Bashar. In addition, the opposition would also need to put together a coalition of their own so that foreign aid can be channelled to them - as happened in Libya.
Every successive country involved in Arab Spring has witnessed increasing levels of violence. The Syrian revolution has cost thousands of lives on both sides and will surely claim thousands more.
India might have to practise a new form of non-alignment or dual alignment between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Continued instability in Syria might make the region unstable, affecting the production and export of oil, and, most importantly, the situation of the six-million Indian diaspora working in the region.
The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : New game on West Asian chessboard: Two facts are evident in the situation in Syria. The “international community” is determined to topple Bashar Al Assad's regime, and there is heavy and undisguised involvement of external forces, with active encouragement and assistance including financing and arming of anti-regime elements.
Once the dissidents in Syria manage to seize control over some territory anywhere in the country, the external involvement will become decisive in tilting the scales against Bashar. In addition, the opposition would also need to put together a coalition of their own so that foreign aid can be channelled to them - as happened in Libya.
Every successive country involved in Arab Spring has witnessed increasing levels of violence. The Syrian revolution has cost thousands of lives on both sides and will surely claim thousands more.
India might have to practise a new form of non-alignment or dual alignment between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Continued instability in Syria might make the region unstable, affecting the production and export of oil, and, most importantly, the situation of the six-million Indian diaspora working in the region.
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