Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Md. Muddassir Quamar was quoted in the Sputnik International report on ‘Operation Dost’ on why India rushed aid and disaster relief to Türkiye after the country witnessed a devastating earthquake. The report was published on 09 February 2023.
Dr Quamar highlights the political and diplomatic significance of the move and also the Indian history of offering aid and relief in case of any natural disaster anywhere in the world within the philosophical context of ‘vasudeve kutumbakam’.