Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that the proposal had been accepted at a summit in Cairo & costs $53 billion, in contrast to Trump’s 'Middle East Riviera' vision.
The implications of two developments for Middle East politics are substantial – not least because of recent social and political developments in Israel and Iran.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
The Arab nations have always been hypocrites of the first order.
For every single conflict in middle-east Asia, they have never taken in refugees and asylum seekers.
Be it Syria or Iraq or Yemen or any other nation ravaged by foreign occupation, dictatorship and civil wars, millions of civilians have never found relief and shelter in these Arab countries.
Their only option has been to migrate to Europe and US/Canada.
The Arab nations have always been hypocrites of the first order.
For every single conflict in middle-east Asia, they have never taken in refugees and asylum seekers.
Be it Syria or Iraq or Yemen or any other nation ravaged by foreign occupation, dictatorship and civil wars, millions of civilians have never found relief and shelter in these Arab countries.
Their only option has been to migrate to Europe and US/Canada.