Delhi rolls out red carpet for Ariel Sharon

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Delhi rolls out red carpet for Ariel Sharon

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Delhi rolls out red carpet for Ariel Sharon

TIMES NEWS NETWORK< SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2003 11:36:51 PM >

NEW DELHI: Not since the Shah of Iran visited India in 1978 has a visit of a foreign head of government been more controversial than that of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Arik Sharon. The Sangh Parivar welcome is premised on the belief that India has a strategic and ideological identity of interests with Israel — both confront Islamic fundamentalism and Israel offers lessons on how best to deal with Muslims. Like other elements of the Sangh Parivar worldview, this is both simplistic and wrong-headed...

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