Key Points
For years, West Asia analysts and observers contextualised regional conflicts in the competition, tension and rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.The roots of the problem between the two Gulf power were often located in ethnic and sectarian divisions, namely Shia vs..
It accelerated Chinas investments in critical infrastructure including ports, road and transport, free zones, business cities and transnational connectivity hubs, and led to promises of integration of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States mega economic transformation programmes, such as the Saudi Vision 2030, Oman Vision 2040 and others, with the BRI..
It led to an increased focus on economic, trade and commercial relations with the GCC countries, especially with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with an emphasis on two-way flow of investments. Simultaneously, New Delhi has strengthened security, defence and military contacts with Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Muscat..
As a matter of fact, peace, stability, and security has always been a cornerstone of Indias broader regional engagements even though New Delhi has eschewed taking any mediatory roles, and rightly so...
Undoubtedly, Beijing has gradually expanded its geostrategic footprints in Gulf and West Asia, and the brokering of an agreement between Riyadh and Tehran testifies to its arrival as an extra-regional power..
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