Arab world notices PM Modi’s Hamas attack criticism as not India’s official stand
Arab world notices PM Modi’s Hamas attack criticism as not India’s official stand
In the midst of the Israel-Hamas conflict, it was the reiteration by the Indian foreign ministry that India always supported statehood for Palestine.
However, the statement has not resonated in the Arab world, where the focus of the conversation is on PM Modi’s condemnation of the Hamas attack.
Analysts arrive to a conclusion that India cannnot afford to give the impression that it’s fully taking Israel’s side amid the Gaza conflict.
The digital age amplifies voices, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent posts on X (formerly Twitter) condemning the Hamas attacks on Israel seems to have certainly not gone unnoticed.
Despite the fact that there has been uproar and viral retweets across the Arab world, the absence of India’s reaffirmation on the Israel-Palestine two-state solution at the leadership level goes stark.
Hasan Alhasan, a Middle East expert at IISS, reiterates that the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, within a few hours of the Hamas attack took a very partisan, very clear stance on Twitter by tweeting that India stood in solidarity with Israel.
He went on to mention the potential fallout from this stance, pointing out that India has associated its own reputation now with the Israeli response.
News input KV Raman
