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Write a brief note on India’s interests in West Asia.

  • UPSC 2019
  • 15 marks
  • Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy

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In C. Raja Mohan's three concentric circles of Indian foreign policy, West Asia lies in the second, the extended neighbourhood, where India seeks influence and denies dominance to hostile powers. India's interest there began with oil and migrant labour and has broadened into capital, connectivity, security and technology. Narendra Modi's visit to the UAE in…

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