What Comes Next for India's Ties with Turkey After India's Proactive Response to Recent Earthquake in Turkey
India and Turkey share common interests from Central Asia to West Asia and Africa. (File photo: PTI) Dr. Asif Nawaz draasifnawaz@gmail.com On February 6, people across the world were rattled by the sad news of devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The devastation had mostly caused damage to Turkey, where hundreds of thousands of buildings and some entire villages and towns became piles of rubble in the blink of an eye. At the time of drafting this article, official statistics estimate the number of fatalities in Turkey alone stands at roughly 43,556 and 108,068 injuries . Moreover, 4.4 million buildings are said to have been impacted, affecting at least 11.35 million people, and around 345,000 apartments have been completely ruined. There was an instant international response to the earthquake in terms of rescue and relief efforts from all corners of the globe and various organisations. A ccording to a CNN report, at least 105 nations and sixteen international organ