Ukraine, Israel, and the Russia-Iran Axis
Authoritarian, revanchist powers with shared interests.
February 22, 2023
With Washington in retreat, New Delhi sees a need to step in.
After the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria, New Delhi rushed to send aid, which included a mobile field hospital fully supplied with medications, equipment, and staff. This response, explain Husain Haqqani and Aparna Pande, signifies not just humanitarian considerations but a desire to become more involved in the Middle East—made evident by a variety of diplomatic moves, among them warming relations with Israel:
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The attempt to end Zionism instead crushed the Arabs themselves.
With Washington in retreat, New Delhi sees a need to step in.
Working in three cultures.
Im yirtseh Hashem, inshallah, and a 17th-century bishop.