India Is Becoming a Middle Eastern Power
And that’s good for the U.S., although not in the way Washington imagines.
July 21, 2023
And that’s good for the U.S., although not in the way Washington imagines.
Ten years ago, it seemed to Steven A. Cook that the world’s second most populous nation had little interest in the Middle East. Important economic relationships—not least the purchase of oil—bound India to the region, but the country’s rulers paid little attention to its geopolitics. Now all that has changed, writes Cook:
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Login or SubscribeAnd that’s good for the U.S., although not in the way Washington imagines.
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