David Ben-Gurion appealed to Nehru to help mediate with Egypt in 1963, ‘Your voice, my dear Prime Minister, carries a special weight in the councils of the world,’ he wrote.
This is an edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1343, published on 8 November 2023, on the origins of US-Israel ties & why Israel is vital to Western interests.
Any normalisation of ties between Israel & Arab states, especially Saudi Arabia, would have ‘led to marginalisation of Hamas’ & shifted focus from Palestine, say strategic experts.
Benjamin Netanyahu persisting with his sledgehammer approach where a scalpel might have worked is not wise. In the war of dead-baby pictures, the question of who’s the real victim will inevitably be obfuscated.
New Delhi’s relationship with Tel Aviv has seen many crests and troughs – including a time where it was considered blasphemous to even name the latter in India.
Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Undoubtedly Nehru was a good Foreign minister. Unfortunately that doesn’t apply to his role of Prime minister. His neglect of agriculture, primary education, hostility to individual enterprise were catastrophic for India. Added to this his failure to understand the science education and research ecosystem put India behind by decades. Finally his attitude of government knows best and should occupy the commanding height s of the economy, ensured that the Indian economy never reached it’s potential.
Undoubtedly Nehru was a good Foreign minister. Unfortunately that doesn’t apply to his role of Prime minister. His neglect of agriculture, primary education, hostility to individual enterprise were catastrophic for India. Added to this his failure to understand the science education and research ecosystem put India behind by decades. Finally his attitude of government knows best and should occupy the commanding height s of the economy, ensured that the Indian economy never reached it’s potential.