{"id":84343,"date":"2015-12-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brookings.alley.test?p=84343&#038;post_type=research&#038;preview_id=84343"},"modified":"2022-09-07T07:12:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:12:09","slug":"dealing-with-delhi-how-culture-shapes-indias-middle-east-policy","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/research\/dealing-with-delhi-how-culture-shapes-indias-middle-east-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Delhi: How culture shapes India\u2019s Middle East policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s recent visit to the United Arab Emirates revealed New Delhi\u2019s intention to bolster bilateral relations with the Gulf states. It was the first visit by an Indian prime minister in over 30 years, demonstrating the country\u2019s renewed focus on expanding ties with the region it has always called \u201cWest Asia.\u201d\u00a0Although India and the Middle East share a long history of trade, immigration and cultural exchange, relations have yet to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brookings.alley.test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/en-dealing-with-delhi-2.pdf\">Dealing with Delhi: How culture shapes India\u2019s Middle East policy<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p> In this policy briefing, Kadira Pethiyagoda highlights the importance of an under-reported aspect of the relationship \u2013 culture.\u00a0The author explains the role it plays in India\u2019s policies toward the region, particularly under the current government, and argues that Gulf states need to understand the impact of Indian values and identity.\u00a0Pethiyagoda provides recommendations on how the Gulf states can, through better understanding the cultural drivers of Indian foreign policy, build stronger ties with India, thereby advancing both economic and strategic interests. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":464098,"template":"","class_list":["post-84343","research","type-research","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research\/84343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/research"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}