Express View on PM’s three-nation tour: Three countries, one new story |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation tour to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman this week underlined India’s bid to consolidate its strategic footprint in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa at a moment of unprecedented geopolitical change in the region. US President Donald Trump’s success in negotiating a ceasefire of sorts in Gaza, his attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, a more intensive commercial outreach to the oil-rich Gulf states, and effort to widen the ambit of the Abraham Accords underline the shifting geopolitical terrain. India’s own relationship with the region has seen significant gains in the last few years. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Israel amid........