Prime Minister Modi Cyprus visit !! Diplomatic Balance to Turkey -&- India's Economic Corridor to Europe thorough "Middle East" and "Mediterranean".

 

INDEX-

1. History of Cyprus
2. Geographical Location -& its importance
3. India-Cyprus relationship
4. The mutual importance of Cyprus to India for each other
5. Forward Conclusion

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The territory of Cyprus is divided into -

        

1. The Republic of Cyprus 
2. Turkish,
3. Two island territories held by the government of the UK as British territories.
4. Simultaneously, in the middle of Cyprus, we have a United Nations buffer zone which separates Turkish Cyprus and the "Republic of Cyprus".

It is occupied by a United Nations peacekeeping force known as the "United Nations Buffer Zone".

 

 History-

1. In 1571, the Ottoman Empire had Turkey, Cyprus, and parts of Europe, so technically in history the Cyprus was part of the Ottoman Empire.
2. In 1876, the colonization of Cyprus started by the British. 
3. In 1878 the Cyprus became a British colony.
4. It gained independence in the year 1960.
5. Now, same as the story that was done by Pakistan with Indian independence.
6. In 1974, Greece supported a military coup was there in Cyprus. In reaction to that, the Turks invaded Cyprus.
7. And that is why the "Republic of Cyprus" and "Turkey" establish the same notion of relationship, which is between Indian and Pakistan.

     

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 Geographical Importance-

      

1. Geographically, Cyprus is part of Asia, but politically is a member of the European Union.
2. The territory of Cyprus is divided into the "Republic of Cyprus", "Turkish", with two island territories held by the government of the UK as British territories.
3. Simultaneously, in the middle of Cyprus, we have United Nation buffer zone which is separates that Turkish Cyprus and Republic of Cyprus.
4. It is occupied by a United Nations peacekeeping force known as " United Nations Buffer Zone.

 

If we do a comparative analogy between “Cyprus is India” and “Turkey is Pakistan”- These two nations, Tutkey -&- Pakistan, are connected by the “Is#la#mic line of thought", and, that is now you know why the Turkey supported, with military assistance, to Pakistan against India in operations "Sindoor".  

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Important Statistics-

1. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited in 1982. In 2002 was visited by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
2. After that, Ex-President Ramnath Kovind visited in 2018.
3. The then foreign minister, S. Jaishankar, in 2022.
4. Prime Minister Modi is going to be the third prime minister to visit Cyprus. 
5. So, the visit is something not out of the blue; India has maintained a conventional and historical diplomatic relationship with Cyprus.
6. India established its diplomatic relationship with Cyprus in 1962. 
7. Diplomatically, Cyprus has always supported India, whether it is a Kashmiri issue or a terrorist issue. 
8. Recently, the supporting statement on the terrorist attack and on the operations in Sindoor against terrorism was issued by Cyprus.

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On Economic Front-

1. By the end of 2024, we had 200+ million dollars in trade.

1. Over the last 24 years, about 12.6 billion dollars in FDI have been received through Cyprus.
2. "Arm Embargo" was a kind of sanction was applied by the USA over Cyprus which was lifted in the year 2022.
3. It enables Cyprus to stand against Turkey by purchasing the defence weaponry.
4. Cyprus and Turkey both maintain the antagonistic relationship where Cyprus has declared to spend 2% of GDP on military expenditures and India has become, natural choice, after it achieved 100% defence weapon accuracy in operations Sindoor, a "preferred partner" from where Cyprus would buy weapons.
5. So, we will most likely have another "BrahMos" deployment territory in Cyprus, the first in the Mediterranean Sea region.
6. The weapon system of Europe is very costly, so India has an advantage. 
7. Two (2) years ago, in 2022, we signed the "Military cooperation" with Cyprus, and India also maintains its defence weapons at an affordable budget (cheaper Price).
8. Recently, this relationship got a boost through the "India Middle East Economic Corridor - IMEC".

1. This relationship got a boost through this project. 
2. Where both Israel followed by Cyprus in the Mediterranean sea are the important territorial nations where India reaches up to Greece or Europe.

1. Through this project, Cyprus is getting billions of dollars in infrastructure investment in its country.
2. So, it is a win-win condition for both countries.

Note - Athens is also interested in purchasing the Brahmos missile from India.

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Conclusion-

Turkey, to counter India, has already done its defence tactics, where it is selling its defence weapons to Bangladesh and the Maldives.

   

By visiting the "buffer zone" and looking over "Turkey occupied North Cyprus - TOC", the prime minister has given a clear indication to Turkey who I am and who is India, be cautious about us 🫵

That is why- 

1. Given its geographical location, 
2. its historical history and 
3. Importance for India in terms of strategic location and economic partnership prospects 

The prime minister is making his visit to Cyprus.

LATEST UPDATE-

      

1. Cyprus has given the highest civilian honour- "Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.