Qatar par recent Israeli missile strike ne Middle East ki politics ko ek nayi direction de di hai. Sabse badi baat yeh rahi ki Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne personally Qatar ke Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani ko call karke is attack ko “Qatar ki sovereignty ka violation” kaha. Yeh pehli baar hai jab India ne Gaza war ke context me Israel ki kisi action ko condemn kiya hai, woh bhi itne direct words me.
Modi ka Qatar ke Emir ko call
Attack ke ek din baad, jab Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) ne ek short statement jari karke sirf “deep concern” express kiya tha, tab tak Israel ka naam nahi liya gaya tha. Lekin agle din Modi ne direct phone call karke Qatar ke Emir ko India ki taraf se solidarity express ki.
Qatari readout ke mutabiq, Modi ne kaha ki India “condemns the violation of the sovereignty of the brotherly State of Qatar”. Emir ne jawab me kaha ki Doha apni security aur sovereignty defend karne ke liye zaruri steps lega.
Israel ke strike par India ki rare condemnation
Israel ne Doha ke Wadi Rawdan district me ek residential compound par missile strike kiya jisme Hamas ke kuch top leaders target the. Yeh leaders reportedly US-backed Gaza peace talks me involved the. Strike me 6 log mar gaye, jinme 5 Hamas ke members aur ek Qatari security officer shamil the.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ne is action ko justify karte hue kaha ki strike terror attacks ke masterminds par tha. Lekin Qatar ne ise “criminal violation of sovereignty aur international law” kaha.
Modi ka yeh strong statement alag isliye bhi hai kyunki India ne ab tak Gaza war ke dauran zyada tar balanced stance rakha tha – terrorism ke against khade hote hue bhi Israel ka naam avoid karta tha.
India ka Gaza war par evolving stance
October 7, 2023 ko jab Hamas ne Israel par attack kiya tha, Modi sabse pehle solidarity express karne wale world leaders me shamil the. Us waqt India ne Israel ke counter-terrorism measures ko indirectly support kiya.
Lekin jaise-jaise Gaza me civilian toll barhta gaya, India ne apna tone soft kiya. UN General Assembly me India ne pehle kuch humanitarian truce resolutions par abstain kiya, phir later stage par humanitarian aid aur UNRWA ke support me vote diya.
June 2025 me India ne ek ceasefire resolution par abstain kiya, jisse opposition ne criticize kiya. Lekin July me India ke UN envoy ne ek strong statement diya aur immediate ceasefire ki demand ki.
Ab Qatar ke context me Modi ka condemnation is baat ka signal hai ki India apne Gulf ties ko zyada importance de raha hai.
Qatar-India relations aur strategic importance
Qatar aur India ke relations pichle kuch saalon me aur zyada strong huye hain. February 2025 me Emir Sheikh Tamim India aaye the, jahan dono countries ne apne relations ko “strategic partnership” ka status diya. Qatar ne $10 billion India me invest karne ka bhi wada kiya.
Us visit ke dauran Modi khud airport gaye the Emir ko receive karne, jo ek rare gesture tha. Iske alawa Qatar ne 8 Indian Navy veterans ko release karne me bhi important role play kiya tha jinhin pehle death sentence ka risk tha.
Trade terms me bhi Qatar ki importance clear hai. India ke LNG imports ka 40% sirf Qatar se aata hai. Is wajah se Doha ke saath relations India ke energy security ke liye critical hain.
Global reaction aur international law
Israel ke strike ke baad sirf India hi nahi balki Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, France, Germany, UK aur EU ne bhi condemn kiya. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ne ise territorial integrity ka clear violation bataya.
US ka kehna hai ki strike unilateral tha aur Washington ne Qatar ko sirf late warning di. Yeh baat aur bhi controversy create karti hai kyunki US Doha peace talks ka mediator tha.
India ke statement ki significance
Modi ne apne X post me kaha ki India “against terrorism in all forms and manifestations” hai. Yeh ek balancing act tha taake condemnation ke bawajood India ke Israel ke saath relations par impact na pade.
Lekin jo cheez sabse zyada highlight hui woh yeh thi ki India ne openly Qatar ki sovereignty ke violation ko condemn kiya. Yeh pehli baar hua ki India ne is conflict ke dauran itna strong word use kiya against Israeli action.
Diplomatic experts ka maanna hai ki yeh move India ke Gulf diplomacy ke liye strategic necessity hai. Gulf ke countries, khaaskar Qatar, ke saath relations energy aur trade ke perspective se crucial hain.
Israel ka Qatar par strike sirf ek military incident nahi, balki international diplomacy ka turning point ban gaya hai. India ka strong condemnation dena clear karta hai ki New Delhi apne Gulf partners ke saath solidarity dikhana chahta hai, chahe uske liye Israel ke against rare stance hi kyun na lena pade.
Aane wale dino me dekhna hoga ki is step ka impact India-Israel aur India-Qatar relations par kaise padta hai. Lekin ek baat certain hai – Qatar ki strategic value aur India ke liye uski importance ab aur bhi clearly saamne aa gayi hai.