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Tsupokyemla is a Documentation Officer in the Gulf Studies Program of the Centre for West Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. Her research interests include the politics and foreign policy of Syria and Lebanon, and ethnic identity and conflict resolution in West Asia.
Locating Syria in India’s Diplomacy toward West Asia
India has sought to continue its five-decade long cordial relationship with Syria despite the conflict raging there, and has been providing muted support for Bashar al-Assad’s government. However, as the Syrian conflict has dragged on, it has become increasingly clear that the conflict in Syria is the epicenter of the tremors that are shaking the region, placing India’s own national interests at risk. This essay examines the arc of India’s policy toward the Syrian crisis, within the context of the broader thrust of Indian foreign policy towards West Asia under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
