The Indian policy planners are particularly happy over the response from some Gulf countries to give a new thrust both political and strategic to their relations with India. In other words they too have grasped the compulsion of circumstances and recognized India as a dependable partner in ensuring peace and security in the region
Obviously they want to introduce a more tangible content in the relationship than at present. This development may well mark the beginning of a new pattern of regional Cooperation and understanding on strategic issues and in the process help counter the overwhelming dominance of the superpowers This is likely to have some bearing on the thrust of the new world order being fashioned by the US president George Bush
Indian policy planners are acutely alert of the challenge of building relationship on the basis of commonality of interests.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 23, 1991
