India steps up diplomacy in West Asia with focus on reconstruction and peace

India steps up diplomacy in West Asia with focus on reconstruction and peace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking from Jordan, called for India–Jordan cooperation to help rebuild war-ravaged Syria, while External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Israel backed the U.S.-led Gaza peace plan and reiterated a zero-tolerance approach to terrorism. Together, the parallel engagements underline New Delhi’s effort to engage across regional fault lines, balancing ties with Israel, Jordan and Syria, and project itself as a credib…