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SAUDI-PAK RELATION

• Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s statement that criticised Saudi Arabia over the reluctance of the Organisation of Islamic Countries to convene a meeting of OIC foreign ministers to discuss Kashmir.
•  “If you (OIC) cannot convene it, then I’ll be compelled to ask Prime Minister Imran Khan to call a meeting of the Islamic countries that are ready to stand with us on the issue of Kashmir and support the oppressed Kashmiris,”

•  After getting a snub from Saudi Arabia that Pakistan should not hijack the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) forum, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi relented to a mention of Jammu & Kashmir in the documents adopted at the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting held in Niger in the last week of November.

 HOW DID THE TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND SAUDI ARABIA GO SO WRONG SUDDENLY?

• The answer lies in Pakistan’s failure to read the new dynamics reshaping Middle East politics.
•  Effective power in Saudi Arabia has passed into the hands of MBS who considers Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as “worse than Hitler” and Iran his implacable foe, determined to undermine Saudi influence and to rule over the entire Islamic world.

HOW DID THE TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND SAUDI ARABIA GO SO WRONG SUDDENLY?

•  Pakistan views the emerging politics in the Middle East mainly through the prism of Kashmir. It tends to lean more on the side of Iran, Turkey and Malaysia which have openly supported her against Saudi Arabia, UAE and others which are taking a more balanced stand, appreciating India’s sensitivities.

• In a statement issued Tuesday, the Army said Naravane’s trip was “historic in the sense that it will be the first time an Indian Army Chief is visiting the UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
•  “Both countries top the list when it comes to defence imports. Both countries are focusing on developing their indigenous capability and this is an area that they can collaborate on,” a source said.
•  Exercises are also on the Agenda.

•  Gen. Naravane’s visit comes at a time when there is a lot of churning within the Islamic world, from attempts by the UAE and Saudi to ease ties with Israel to Pakistan trying to create an alternative bloc.
• At the moment, the Bahrain and Sudan are also working to normalise relations with Israel.

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