Delhi caught in Gaza fix

July 17, 2014 13:04

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has written to Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari requesting that a short discussion on the Gaza attacks by Israel be "de-listed' from the House's agenda.

The proposal for the discussion, which was scheduled for Wednesday but did not take place, and the "de-list' request have brought to the fore several pulls and pressures under which the Narendra Modi government is working.

One, Sushma's request has reflected the Modi government's reluctance to be seen as taking sides against Israel in West Asia. Read

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