Naqvi, what about the daily human rights violation in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan and other Muslim countries? Should we take that also into consideration in defining our relationships with these nations just as we should do with Israel (as per your train of thinking)? Did Muslim countries respect the Hindu or Indian sentiments every time they voted with Pakistan on Kashmir? If we benefit from working in the Gulf, the local Arabs benefit from our knowledge base, experience, hard work and total dedication to the successes of the local Arabs businesses. We are there not by their mercy but because we are some of the very best on the block. If it was otherwise, the Arabs (they are smart business men), would have already replaced us. So what consideration are we then talking about? Naqvi, understand this - India's interest are not necessarily married to Muslim interests. Our interests are the interests on 1.2 billion that includes also 1 billion Hindus. Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Sikhs and none of them seem to have a problem with our relationship. Since we are a democracy where the majority rules, should the majority sentiments be not respected? I hope you understand we are not a Muslim nation or one of those banana republics that is at the mercy of Muslim nations. We are free and proud Indians who have taken our destiny into our own hands.
