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INDIA’S DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS IN UAE Sushant Sareen

O ne of the glaring omissions duringPrime Minister Narendra Modi's

first year in office was the absence ofany Middle Eastern country in his itin-erary for visits outside India. This wasdescribed by many observers as a per-plexing neglect of a critical area of for-eign policy, an area with enormouspolitical, economic, strategic and diplo-matic significance to India. But weeksinto the second year of his government,Prime Minister Modi made a pathbreaking visit to the United ArabEmirates which holds the potential tocompletely alter the regional dynamicsby according India a status in theMiddle East which has been missingfor decades. But while the visit hasopened the doors of opportunity forIndia, it also confronts India with oner-ous strategic and security challengesthat it must rise up to meet if it wants toemerge as the pivotal regional power.

The Joint Statement that wasissued during the Prime Minister’s visitexplicitly states that the two countriesare looking at a "new and comprehen-sive strategic partnership" which notonly seeks to usher in a "transformativeeconomic partnership" but also talks of"shared threats" which they willaddress on basis of "common idealsand convergent interests". There was aclear reference to Pakistan in the Joint

Statement in the context of terrorismwhen both India and UAE agreed to"condemn efforts, including by states,to use religion to justify, support andsponsor terrorism against other coun-tries. They also deplore efforts by coun-tries to give religious and sectariancolour to political issues and disputes,including in West and South Asia, anduse terrorism to pursue their aims."

The Pakistanis are putting up abrave face but can feel the ground shiftunder the feet. The Middle-East, in par-ticular the Gulf sheikhdoms, were seenas Pakistan's backyard until a fewmonths back. While they all shared aclose economic relationship with India,

they had very close personal andstrategic ties with Pakistan. Millions ofPakistani expatriates were settled inthese countries and sending back pre-cious foreign exchange as remittances.Pakistani leaders would run to theseSheikhdoms the moment things gottough for them back home. Pakistan'sbegging bowl always got filled when itwas waved before the Sheikhs.Politically and diplomatically, thesecountries gave undue importance toPakistan and pulled its chestnuts out ofthe fire every time things got a littlesticky. In the 1990s when the wholeworld shunned the Pakistani proxies,Taliban, Saudi Arabia and UAE recog-

nised the Taliban regime on Pakistanisay so. When Pakistan faced US sanc-tions after the nuclear tests in 1998 andwas virtually bankrupt, the Saudis gavebillions of dollars’ worth of oil ondeferred payment basis. At every stagethe Gulf states came to Pakistan’sassistance. But when a few monthsback they sought Pakistani assistancein the war in Yemen, Pakistan turned itsback. This drove a big wedge in therelations between Pakistan and thesecountries, and into this breach PrimeMinister Narendra Modi has stepped into capitalise on the opportunity gifted toIndia by Pakistan's foolishness.

The visit of Prime Minister NarendraModi to UAE signals the start of a tec-tonic shift in the strategic scenario ofthe entire region. From the JointStatement it is clear that the two coun-tries are getting into a strategicembrace that will pay them both richdividends, provided of course that theunderstandings reached must beimplemented as soon as possible oth-erwise this could well end up as yetanother false dawn. Apart from thehuge investment deal that has beenstuck, the understanding between thetwo countries on the issue of terrorismis a major feather in the cap of Mr Modiand could become a big mill-stone

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around Pakistan's neck. On terrorismboth countries agreed to "coordinateefforts to counter radicalization andmisuse of religion by groups and coun-tries for inciting hatred, perpetratingand justifying terrorism or pursuingpolitical aims" and decided to not only"enhance cooperation in counter-terror-ism operations, intelligence sharingand capacity building" but also"strengthen cooperation in law enforce-ment, anti-money laundering, drug traf-ficking, other trans-national crimes,extradition arrangements".

Places like Dubai were not just cen-tres from where money launderingused to fund terrorism but also whereterrorists based in Pakistan wouldcome to operationalise their dastardlyplans against India or where despera-does from India would escape beforeproceeding to Pakistan. The signifi-cance of getting the UAE’s cooperationin combating terrorism cannot beunderstated. With the cooperation ofUAE, India will be much better placedto fight the export of terror fromPakistan. While in the last few years,there have been many instances –some openly acknowledged, othersdone on the quiet – where the UAE hascooperated with India bydeporting/extraditing terror suspects,some of them with links in Pakistan.What has now changed is that thiscooperation is going to be institution-alised. This in itself makes UAE anunsafe place for Pakistan to useagainst India. What is more, some ofIndia's most wanted, including theinternational terrorist Dawood Ibrahimand the main accused in the 1993Mumbai terror attacks Tiger Memon,

are suspected to have business andother interests in UAE. With the agree-ment signed during Mr Modi’s UAEvisit, there is a good chance of UAEbecome a no-go area for these people,who in the past used Pakistan's close-ness to the Sheikhs to escape thedragnet.

With the UAE, which despite itssmall size, is seen as a mini-superpow-er in the region in terms of its econom-ic strength, diplomatic influence andmilitary prowess, taking its relations toa strategic level, there is a very highexpectation that other power-houses inthe region, including Saudi Arabia,which is bristling at Pakistan's betrayalwill also enter into a similar relationshipwith India. What is also riling the GulfSheikhdoms is the fact that Pakistanthought that with the Chinese promis-ing to pump in around $46 billion intoPakistan over the next few years, theycould afford to ignore the Arab coun-tries demands. But while the Chineseinvestment is still to come in, and even-tually may not even come in if thingsdeteriorate in Pakistan, there is a goodchance of Pakistan losing out on all thebenefits it was getting courtesy theseGulf countries. The fact that manyPakistani analysts were actually insinu-ating that UAE was behind the troublesin Balochistan as it did not want theGwadar port to come up as a potentialrival to Dubai, has also rankled with theUAE. What Pakistan has ignored, wasthat the relevance of the EconomicCorridor that China is building is prima-rily in relation to the Middle East and ifthis region’s relations with Pakistan gointo a tailspin, then the EconomicCorridor might even lose its signifi-cance for the Chinese. Add to this thefact that Pakistan might lose its export

markets, and the jobs its people get inthese countries, it is clear that by woo-ing the UAE, Mr Modi has pulled off adiplomatic coup.

What would also be troublingPakistan is not just the magnificentpublic meeting that Mr Modi held inDubai but also the fact that his visit,originally scheduled for later in theyear, was preponed by a few months tokickstart the India-UAE strategic rela-tionship. This means that somethinghas changed suddenly which pushedforward the visit of the Indian PrimeMinister But for India, while a tremen-dous opportunity has opened up, it willbring with it its own challenges. Indiawill now have to walk the diplomaticrazor’s edge to balance its relationswith the Arab states, with its relationswith Iran and Israel. India has vital eco-nomic, security, and strategic interestsin all these three regions which do notenjoy very cordial relations betweenthem. For Indian diplomacy to balancerelations with these three points of astrategic triangle without gettingembroiled in their mutual conflicts willrequire enormous skill. At the sametime, given that India is seen as a netsecurity provider, it must be ready to dosome heavy lifting if required. Thismeans that there could be situations inwhich Indian forces will have to act inthe defence of its friends in the region.This is not to mean that Indian militarywill now become an army for hire,rather that in order to defend its ownvital interests, India will need to act toensure stability in the region. After allthere are 70 lakh Indians living in thisregion, who send around $35-40 billionin remittances, India's energy securitydepends on this region which also doesa $100 billion trade with India. And if

the Joint Statement is anything to goby, which talks of "the establishment ofUAE-India Infrastructure InvestmentFund, with the aim of reaching a targetof USD 75 billion to support investmentin India's plans for rapid expansion ofnext generation infrastructure, espe-cially in railways, ports, roads, airportsand industrial corridors and parks",India's stakes in the stability of the Gulfregion will only increase in the yearsahead.

By all accounts then, on the face ofit, Mr Modi has stolen a march overPakistan in the Islamic world whichPakistan saw as its exclusive preserve.But the final proof of the pudding will bein its eating. This means that if in themonths ahead, the Organization ofIslamic Cooperation desists from pass-ing any gratuitous resolution onKashmir, there is a clampdown on ter-rorists and criminals in this region, andthere are some visible steps taken toput Pakistan in its place, then Mr. Modiwould have delivered a resoundingdiplomatic victory to India. Add to thisthe huge economic potential that is nowon the verge of being unlocked, and it isclear why Prime Minister NarendraModi's UAE visit is being seen as agame changer in regional geo-politics,geo-economics and geo-strategy.

(The Author is Senior Fellow,Vivekananda International Found-ation, New Delhi)email: sushantsareen@gmail.com

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The union government has declared the names of 98 cities for its ambitioussmart cities project. The aspirant cities were selected by the States and UnionTerritories on the parametres set by the Centre. The list includes 13 cities fromUttar Pradesh,12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, 7 from MadhyaPradesh, 3 each from Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. All other states have also gotone or two cities for the purpose, except Jammu and Kashmir. The State hassought more time for selecting cities for the project. Centre will release Rs 2crore each for the cities for the preparation of the smart city plan in the next fewdays.Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully placed commu-nication satellite GSAT-6 into its intended geosynchronous transfer orbit. It waslaunched by the indigenously built Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV)-D6 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta. GSAT-6 satel-lite was carrying S-Band and C- Band transponders meant for public andstrategic purposes.The Supreme Court has suspended all court proceedings in India relating to thetrial of two Italian marines in connection with the killing of two fishermen offKerala coast in 2012. The order came after India and Italy made a joint requestthat the proceedings in India be stayed. Both countries cited an interim deci-sion of an international tribunal on the issue .A three-judge bench of the apexcourt has now fixed the matter for further hearing in January next year.The Union Cabinet has given its nod for amendments to the Arbitration andConciliation Bill, 2015. The amendments are based on the Law Commission'srecommendations and suggestions received from stakeholders. The Centrehas proposals for making Arbitration a preferred mode for settlement of com-mercial disputes by making it more user-friendly and cost effective. This willlead to expeditious disposal of cases. In another decision the Cabinet has approved amendments in the Central Listof Other Backward Classes, OBCs in respect of Gujarat and Uttarakhand. Ithas been done as per the advice received from the National Commission forBackward Classes, NCBC. Sipai and Patni or Turk Jamat communities inGujarat and Kahars and Tanwar Singhariyas in Uttarakhand will be added in thelist.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA has given permission for100 percent equity divestment after two years of construction completion for allBuild, Operate and Transfer(BOT) projects, irrespective of year of award. Theapproval will allow the concessionaires and promoters to use the sale pro-ceeds of divested equity on Incomplete National Highway Authority of Indiaprojects, any other highway and power sector projects and retire their debt tofinancial institutions in any other infrastructure projects. The CCEA has alsoapproved the proposal for payment of differential royalty to State Governmentsconcerned in respect of 28 discovered fields, which were awarded by the

Government to different companies during 1994-95, 2001 and 2004. Thesewere in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat.The Centre has given four month extension to the 7th Central Pay Commissionup to the 31st of December this year. In view of its volume of work and inten-sive stake-holder consultations, the Commission had sought extension of fourmonths. India has signed an information exchange agreement with Seychelles on taxmatters. This will assist New Delhi in fighting against Black money. It will helpcurb tax evasion and provide for mutual assistance between the authorities ofthe two countries on enforcement action against suspected tax evaders. Thetwo countries also signed four other agreements including one on air connec-tivity and the other for supply of a Dornier aircraft to the island nation besidesagricultural research.The centre held an integrated National Workshop in Delhi to give an opportuni-ty to people for Skill Development. It was organized by the Ministry of Textiles.This workshop aimed at benefiting private industry partners in PPP mode, stategovernment agencies and industries and textile research associations underthe Ministry of Textiles.A telemedicine initiative dubbed as Sehat has been launched by the Union gov-ernment to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas in collaboration withApollo Hospitals. It will seek to provide quality and affordable healthcare serv-ices as it is one of the emerging needs of citizens in rural areas. Under theSehat initiative people will be able to consult doctors through video link i.e.Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and also order generic drugs. It will useCommon Service Centres (CSCs) for delivering tele-consultation services withsupport from Medanta and Apollo Hospitals in some areas. Bandhan Bank has become the first micro-finance company in India to startoperation as full-fledged scheduled commercial bank. The bank was inaugurat-ed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Kolkata. It has begun its opera-tions after it had received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank ofIndia in April 2014 and final nod on June, 2015. Bandhan Bank will now prima-rily cater to the unorganized sector in India like daily wage earners and womenrunning small businesses.South African Skipper AB de Villiers has broken former India captain SouravGanguly's record of being the fastest to reach 8,000 runs in One Day Cricket.De Villiers achieved the feat during the third and final ODI against New Zealandin Durban which South Africa won by 62 runs to claim the series, 2-1. The cur-rent South African captain took 182 innings to reach 8,000 ODI runs, 18 inningsquicker than Ganguly and 28 innings quicker than Sachin Tendulkar. De Villierscurrently holds the record for the fastest half-century, fastest century and thefastest 150 in ODIs.

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