It certainly wouldn’t have been in keeping with the prevailing global mood of excitement to show any sympathy for the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. But there were many in India who felt disturbed by the latest turn of events in Libya, and the midwifing of democracy by the Western world in the oil rich nation. The Indian government was muted in its response to the brutal killing of the Libyan leader, who had been a steadfast friend of New Delhi and a companion in the Non-Aligned Movement.Indeed, following the news of the Colonel’s death, the External Affairs Ministry ran only a short statement on its website that read: ‘We have seen reports that Col. Gaddafi has been killed in Sirte, Libya. The strife in Libya and the suffering of its people has been a matter of concern to us. We hope that peace and stability would soon return to Libya. ‘India’s relations with ...
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