Talmiz Ahmad, former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and UAE, analyses India’s stand on the Israel-Hamas war in an interview with Karan Thapar.India claims to be the voice of the Global South but is it, in fact, out of sync with Arab and Islamic countries, BRICS and Africa? India has called for the immediate release of all hostages but not for a ceasefire – is that not the position of the West? How do the countries of West Asia, where 9 million Indians work, view India’s stand?Was Prime Minister Modi wise to identify India’s response so closely with Israel whilst overlooking the history the Arab countries have repeatedly emphasised?