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The Kuwait Crisis of 1990–1991: The Turning Point in India’s Middle East Policy

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  • Md Muddassir Quamar
  • P. R. Kumaraswamy

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The Iraqi invasion, occupation, and annexation of Kuwait in August 1990 exposed the soft underbelly of India’s policy toward the Middle East in general and the Persian Gulf region in particular. While safe evacuation of the Indian workers was a prime concern, some of the steps in that direction proved counterproductive. However, in the long run, the Kuwait crisis resulted in India making two critical steps that shaped its post-Cold War policy toward the region: diminishing influence of the Palestinian cause in its engagements with the Arab world and economic substance replacing political rhetoric.

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  • Md Muddassir Quamar & P. R. Kumaraswamy, 2019. "The Kuwait Crisis of 1990–1991: The Turning Point in India’s Middle East Policy," Contemporary Review of the Middle East, , vol. 6(1), pages 75-87, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:crmide:v:6:y:2019:i:1:p:75-87
    DOI: 10.1177/2347798918812287
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