Forget Dubai, Most Arab States Are Weak & Violent, 66% of People in West Asia Are Poor-Talmiz Ahmad

[@ismailshaikh9875]

Mr. Talmiz Ahmed has been brutally honest in sharing the truth about the gulf countries. Thanks for this interview.

[@Maclabhruinn]

Mr Talmiz Ahmad radiates deep knowledge and insight. I could listen to him for hours. I'm off to buy his book ...

[@juststuff5216]

India, criticizing Dubai ... this is; the pot calling the kettle black! If there was an Olympic sport for Corruption and Poverty, India would definitely be on the podium!

[@barnaliraymitra]

Thank you Mr Ahmed for sharing your perspective. There were moments that Mr. Thapar's impatience and attitude nearly made me leave the interview. There were quite a few times when I wanted to hear what you were saying, but Mr. Thapar had to cut in without letting you finish the sentence seemingly because some other question had occurred to him . I wish your interviewer had demonstrated some finesse and patience

[@s.m.5788]

Karan Thapar does not take his viewer feedback seriously. Some misguided notions about being aggressive is macho. After every episode his inbox is flooded with similar comments but ….. time to renew and refresh Mr Thapar!

[@v.s.reddiarreddiar4243]

Mr. Thapar was trying his best to make Mr. Ahmed to say something bad about the present govt of India. Otherwise an interesting interview.

[@udaygudu]

Damn Right !

[@bobbyben6134]

I see that I wasn’t alone

[@swamybhimala]

well said I felt the same.

[@indranilchakraborty33]

Great explanation by Mr.Ahmad. Karan was frustrated as Mr.Ahmad didnot allow Karan to digress from the topic to Modi bashing agenda which is Karan Thapars favourite bread earner. During the course Karan was pretending to be a greater Muslim scholar than Mr.Ahmad which is laughable.

[@gopinathrajee]

Mr.Ahmad was modi bashing anyway. Little does admit that Tablighi was banned by the Saudis

[@crickbuff4476]

Well, stooges need to eat as well, don't they?.... Justice for stooges😂....

[@rajasekaran5487]

Karan become --------------------- for the he get for his shit reward from radicals .

[@HiranBhatt]

@@gopinathrajee I was just about to point out the same thing, glad you said it.

[@HiranBhatt]

It was terrible that Thapar tried to egg on Mr. Ahmed! I just wrote that too.

[@ajanthk9531]

23:30 Karan thapar worried more about pak... Talmiz Ahmed reply was awesome.

[@dhurvasamagadave01]

Notice how Thapar didn’t want to talk about the topic further ?

[@Assasin89FT]

Mr Thapar was probably feeling bored and wanted to create excitement by going Pakistan...

[@premmahto4855]

@@Assasin89FT he just hate India , want to hurt india and indian, this pak angle was to hurt our emotions and confidence

[@jacksonthomas9294]

@@premmahto4855 The Thapar family has done so much for India. What has your family done?

[@wribis]

I liked this interview. Only if Karan Thapar could be a little more listener.he asked too little about poverty in these country, it's picture.

[@janami-dharmam]

poverty is a taboo subject for politicians.

[@XoPlanetI]

He had never been a good listener

[@brownmouse6121]

Then what about Arnab cowswami he never ever lets you speak at least karan allows that

[@brownmouse6121]

@@XoPlanetI then what about Arnab cowswami he never allows his panel to speak and he is rude Karan is more of a gentleman. I suppose they don’t have much time so they try to squeeze in more subjects that’s no problem

[@moeketsithakadi3574]

I share your thoughts, Irritated

[@aceankit2009]

Talmiz Ahmad comes across as super knowledgeable and EAM should definately take notes. Karan Thapar was his usual disruptive self. We logged in to hear the gues speak and not Karan interjecting after every minute. He also tried putting words in the ambassador's mouth which he avoided quite well...

[@Unni4912]

Mr. Thapar is like a dog's tail. Can never be straightened.

[@arvindshankar4406]

Karan tried putting words in the ambassador's mouth and succeeded.

[@aaronsmith5433]

Jiminy Glick, the international version.

[@sudhindrakopalle7071]

Spent a lifetime on KZbin never knowing nothing about this learned gentleman. Great insights. Karan managed to screw up what could have been a wonderful interaction had he allowed his guest to speak without paraphrasing and intervening.

[@subuman5291]

Very articulate gentleman who has a clear idea of the situation.

[@rext8949]

Sadly he will be sidelined and boycotted by the Govt for being outspoken.

[@vineetraina119]

Talmiz has given perfect insight and has a good knowledge about Gulf countries..

[@abhayadash9658]

Never heard Mr. Talmez Ahmed before. He is a thorough bred intellectual on West Asia. Perfect analysis. But interviewer doesn't know how to extract the best out of him.

[@mdsarfraz843]

True

[@GyanGazm]

I came across one of this video wanted watch all of his videos. He's full of knowledge on West Asia and middle East..

[@anandsingh7192]

Thank you Mr Talmiz Ahmad. You are a gem... mature and responsible man. U did not allow Karan to dupe you into making anti-Modi, anti-Hindu statements.

[@rext8949]

That is the most important thing in life - modiji's reputation over the message. Let's pretend there is no power shortage in Mera Bharat Mahaaan.

[@vishwayatri1994]

@@rext8949 Did you hear the message? Toads in well cannot think beyond their well. Guest was trying to say what is realpolitik like and Karan keeps needling 'with 'Surely this is bad...'" line almost begging him to make some statement in this context. There will always be problems day to day but only woke leftist fools try to see the whole world through their ideological lens!

[@happysoul8147]

@@rext8949 there is no power shortage in India.. India is truly working ... May be leftists find it hard to accept... But look at the history and present, communists and islam which are against current regime in India were / are never tolerant towards alternative ideologies and always heralded tyrannical governments. Since u are already pretending India is chaotic don't work hard on pretending power shortage..

[@rext8949]

@@happysoul8147 how many tablets do you take in a day ?

[@happysoul8147]

@@rext8949 far less than u take... So the record is yours...

[@Amarjeet1970]

Mr Ahmad has an accurate appreciation of the Gulf and it's intricacies. The EA ministry would do well to leverage on his expertise.

[@krishnapillai2595]

Fareed Zakaria has commented that presence of kings and dictators in the region is actually good because otherwise Taliban and Isis type regimes (which are much more regressive) will come up. The kings are actually quite liberal and actually do a lot for people. For example, they have created very good universities and the population is quite education. They have used oil wealth to create world-class infrastructure.

[@janami-dharmam]

The have encouraged rote learning; how many scientists from middle east got Nobel prize? Can you name one famous physicist? or a chemist? Huge buildings do not make a great university.

[@mohanapandianraju1120]

I agree with Krishna pillai and nick

[@krishnapillai2595]

@@janami-dharmam Actually, if you look at the faculty members at US universities in engineering departments, a significantly large percentage of professors come from Islamic countries such as Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Bangladesh. (I know this since I teach engineering.) So middle east is doing quite well in terms of educating its people in engineering and sciences.

[@crickbuff4476]

@@krishnapillai2595 Is the middle east to be given credit for US universities teaching their students well....? Sort of like Indians swelling with pride seeing successful Indian CEOs in the US.... It is infact the failure of the system that these brains were not retained in this country and that they had to seek greener pastures....

[@Nomad_Wanderer]

Taliban was made by USA to fight Russia same goes for every other group people who understand world politics and are not driven by hate for a community knows that the Arab was broken just that they can be milked for oil.

[@suryakumargeda3678]

Karan Thapar tried his best putting his words into his mouth but he didn't bite. 🤣🤣

[@premmahto4855]

people like karan thapar , try to hurt india from within.

[@dr.hemantbhatt5553]

Well done Mr.Talmeez Ahmed...Very well articulated responses.Some informations were really revealing about GCC...!!You also were clever enough to read through biased mindset of Mr.Karan Thapar & didn't allow yourself to be trapped in it !! KUDOS

[@sksivapurapu]

Karan missed out to ask the most important question about Turkey and its ambitions. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THE BIG SMILE OF THE GUEST AT THE END INTERVIEW.

[@moeketsithakadi3574]

That would have been amazing

[@handlemeifyoucan144]

Professionalism

[@siddeshnaik2296]

what ambtion and Turkey is eurasia not west asia Erdogan is promising the moon to win elections

[@Searomoniva747]

Hats off to you 👏 Ambassador Ahmed, for such an intricately and profoundly precise explanation of the current GCC situation! After spending almost 2 decades in the GCC myself, I must add this has been the most informative, intellectual and enlightening Arabic related interview I have had the honor of viewing in a long time! 🙏 Will get my copy of your book ASAP. शुक्रिया सरजी🙏 سلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 🙏

[@sundarraman6206]

Superb interview..The Ambassador was very very good and knowledgeable. Enjoyed it

[@vilasnikam5322]

Talmiz Ahmed - great interview . Very knowledgeable person .

[@SalmanBJJ]

5 minutes into the interview and I already love it. I just came across this KZbin channel and I’m so happy for that.

[@rajramgoolam]

KT is really depressed that the guest is not critical of the Govt !

[@rext8949]

Doesn't take much to make people like you thrilled. Bet you didn't follow the narrative - guess it was too dense for your ilk.

[@rajramgoolam]

@@rext8949 yep . Too dense with partisanship .

[@ismailahamed7232]

I heard Saudis 2nd largest Income is from Mecca, is that true ? Wenn true I feel sorry for those Innocent People who sell their Properties and going to Mecca helping Saudi Regime to do more harm

[@speaksense4605]

Glad you woke up to the truth.

[@planeexplainer5938]

No true Ismail bhai, HAJ is only FARZ ( compulsory ) when you have the money and you can afford to go to ( Mecca) otherwise no please discuss with yours elders.

[@palmolive90]

Saudi is extremely wealthy.if nobody goes for hajj even for decades it will have no effect on them.Dont get carried away by Indian political people who know only tip of iceberg.I am a Muslim and has lived in Saudi for 20 years.Allah bless Saudi. Ameen

[@siddeshnaik2296]

There is no industry in Saudi more than 90% of their wealth comes from oil so what you are saying is true but not done intentionally

[@porkysharma8423]

@@siddeshnaik2296 Lies, but your stats are close. Oil represents 50% of their GDP and 70% of their export earnings.

[@nitinparanjpay8130]

No wonder Karan talks against INDIA'S INTEREST.

[@Kamar.chakra]

BJP interest is not equal to indian interest . He keeps a dream of india not sangistan

[@debkumarmukherjee7569]

Thank You Mr. Talmiz Ahmed. India need millions like you as torch bearers and not duped and led by uncouth karan thapar.

[@nalinikoutha2091]

My brother who works for ARAMCO said his boss always said that Indians are hardworking. Thats it period.

[@janami-dharmam]

Indians in India in government services are not hardworking. Indians abroad better be hardworking to secure their position. But in general Indians abroad are from the top layers in India and are in general better qualified for a given task.

[@deadpool8580]

@@janami-dharmam Well said. Exactly what I was trying to prove to my friend here in US. Btw I'm copying your lines. Sorry!

[@planeexplainer5938]

In aerospace industries Pakistanis are well respected in Canada and USA.

[@bhavikmahanot2768]

@@planeexplainer5938 hahahaa nice joke

[@planeexplainer5938]

@@bhavikmahanot2768 It is not hahahaa i am serious not in aerospace but also in medicine in USA and Canada I feel proud about Pakistan but also for Hindustan

[@shaneramfol5171]

This man thinks demonizing BHARAT is the most important part of the life and his show.

[@Camcolito]

Well 66% of people in Europe and the US are poor too.

[@aluri1997]

the one thing that is special -is the perpetual ,big and broad smile especially in an interview with mr. karan . sir its great to maintain that smile throughout the interview .

[@syedzulfiqarali4278]

Mr Talmiz Ahmad is having a very honest and comprehensive knowledge of middle East and is really enlightening to hear him!

[@ajnair926]

23:30 Karan Thapadd doesn’t like the fact that Arabs prefer Indians over Pakistanis

[@barkatchoudhury8421]

Mr NoAir ..its Thapar not Tapadd

[@ajnair926]

@@barkatchoudhury8421 he is only worth a thapadd thus the name.

[@Didmasela]

As an amateur geopolitical analyst / global political economist I can say that this is one of the most comprehensive geopolitical analysis and discussion ever that covers India, Pakistan and the Middle East in pin point details.

[@nrnar]

Wow, that was a very revealing expose of the level of injustice of the elite towards the poor masses in the Arab countries. I don't see how the 'barakah' of Allah in the form of peace and harmony can be obtained for the Arab world.

[@ravisharma167]

Interesting video, but Karan spoils it by frequent untimely and irritating interventions, and not allowing the guest speaker to complete a point.

[@nkn9319]

That is his strength 😂

[@farrhanwit7817]

The more transparent a system is, the worse it appears while the more it improves. All of Gulf has always remained translucent that makes it appear great only from the outside, never improves.

[@sanjeevjangra84]

Well said 👍

[@juliusjanardhanseptimus352]

Not all of the GCC countries. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are certainly making a Herculean effort to wean themselves of off oil. I sincerely hope and pray that t Hey succeed. The middle east needs countries like the UAE and , I might add, Iran to lead them from the quagmire to a world that has hope for al it's inhabitants.

[@farrhanwit7817]

@@juliusjanardhanseptimus352 Dubai in its present form is a recent city. Apart from the King, no one knows how the other levels of authorities are selected. Oil is just a medium. In nature everyone has some edge. The edge runs out in the long run if the form isn't changed. The system is still opaque unless ofcourse they eventually westernize. Also remember West is more of a system than United States.

[@fatimahassan7032]

very informative Thanks, I am looking forward to reading the book West Asia - its about time we start looking into our issues which will faced by our next generation

[@mominkijalebiya4207]

Watch #sachwala #adamseeker #zafarheretic #yasimkhan #manumitter..why muftis r running from them..

[@apersontonguecantell]

@@mominkijalebiya4207 which Mufti? Name the Mufti of 5 cities?

[@unison2679]

@@mominkijalebiya4207 Surat No 5 : سورة المائدة - Ayat No 54 یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا مَنۡ یَّرۡتَدَّ مِنۡکُمۡ عَنۡ دِیۡنِہٖ فَسَوۡفَ یَاۡتِی اللّٰہُ بِقَوۡمٍ یُّحِبُّہُمۡ وَ یُحِبُّوۡنَہٗۤ ۙ اَذِلَّۃٍ عَلَی الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ اَعِزَّۃٍ عَلَی الۡکٰفِرِیۡنَ ۫ یُجَاہِدُوۡنَ فِیۡ سَبِیۡلِ اللّٰہِ وَ لَا یَخَافُوۡنَ لَوۡمَۃَ لَآئِمٍ ؕ ذٰلِکَ فَضۡلُ اللّٰہِ یُؤۡتِیۡہِ مَنۡ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَ اللّٰہُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیۡمٌ ﴿۵۴﴾ O you who have believed, whoever of you should REVERT from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah ; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

[@firozosman]

@@mominkijalebiya4207 you may keep the scraps.

[@nainsingh472]

This interview has changed my mind about West Asia (Gulf Countries). Nice Interview 👍

[@loudandclear6588]

The Middle East?

[@tamarix25]

@@loudandclear6588 it's same. British used the term middle East. But now it's out of fashion. Indian academics use the term west asia which is geographically more profound.

[@rshas3]

Ambassador Ahmed is amazing. The first part of the interview was very informative and provided insights into what is happening beneath the obvious. The concern of the effect of Hindu-Muslim tensions in Arab relations is legitimate. But as usual this weasel Thappar gets into Modi bashing mode and starts driving the interview to score points for his point of view. Ambassador Ahmed responds in a very measured manner without taking sides to the dismay of the weasel. The weasel keeps asking how Bharat can have relationships with countries that are at loggerheads with each other. Ambassador answers these questions admirably.

[@rext8949]

Surprisingly you stuck around to watch the entire interview -so it's really good. If it wasn't interesting you would have switched off. You must admit KT is rivetting.

[@crickbuff4476]

@@rext8949 I just wish all that talent would actually be used positively for India rather than peddling bloomberg's ultra leftist narrative...

[@rext8949]

@@crickbuff4476 If you're looking for bootlickers they are in the "blind accessories section".

[@crickbuff4476]

@@rext8949 Not really, I'm looking for unbiased journalism where one community isn't always bashed, whether it be Hindu or Muslim. Also, it would be nice if the media would recognise national interest before peddling anti-national narratives.

[@rext8949]

@@crickbuff4476 Wish you all the luck. There are people who are looking for the Lochness monster and the Yeti too.

[@bashirbulbulia8929]

Good conversation and Mr Ahmed addresses these complex issues in insightful terms.

[@jithukka1]

As a person living in Qatar for decades, I can vouch for the fact that Qatar is not at all a poor country.

[@Nirvana-k4c]

When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. This is the new norm, deal with this.

[@frankjones3508]

This is a most revealing and interesting interview - loys of insights and reasonable projections.

[@zilesinghyadav1752]

Mr. Talmiz Ahmad is extremly full of wisdom and very mature personality. Where as this guy Karan Thapar is proving himself frequently that he is dump/heap of garbage in the gerb of journalist. Jai hind.

[@adoreslaurel]

Surely the fact that Islam, which reigns supreme, restricts development because western style [read necessary] style development demands equality of the sexes, you cannot expect a society to move into the "real world" whilst you still repress women in the name of religion.

[@ameyapc]

This man doesn’t let the guest speak three complete sentences. Totally messed up in his mind.

[@anilseth07]

Knowledge is a great tool to know what you do not know. Thank you Mr Ahmed and Mr Thapar for this interview. The contents of the interview are great eye openers

[@moeketsithakadi3574]

Amazing

[@indusanon33]

Very good interview. His points are valid, accurate and insightful.

[@vineetraina119]

What he spoke,we know all that

[@indusanon33]

@@vineetraina119 yes we were all ambassadors.

[@vineetraina119]

@@indusanon33 Seems being Ambassador is rocket science.😂

[@indusanon33]

@@vineetraina119 then you are a rocket scientist

[@vineetraina119]

@@indusanon33 Seems all ambassadors by your logic are rocket scientist .😂 Seems you have the eyesight problem.Secondly, you seems to have perception general public lack in wisdom.😛

[@grkmurthy1157]

Thanks a lot Mr. Ahmed. It's a really great interview and you are a true world intellectual person. But Karan had time and again tried to divert the issue towards religion which is his natural approach and always against BJP regime. My heatiest salute to You Mr. Ahmed. Thanks

[@sayeedmalik392]

Revealing facts, frightful prognosis. Based on verifiable facts, impressions and conclusions of the veteran diplomat are stunning. Practically, he is lifting the curtain of deceptive well being and etching a dreadful socioeconomic scenario for the region that, otherwise, looks deceptively brighter

[@Iamlovingitman]

It was such a balanced discussion at the beginning and true colour of Karan comes out 30 mts later. Karan 217 riots took place between 1947 to 2014. Let us start broadcasting what happened then and the same congress is trying to come to power again...

[@planeteuropa]

Its not about *oil running out* in 20 or 50 years. The crisis is when demand for oil falls. It can be 5 to 10 years. Reason ? - The development of alternative energy like solar, wind, hydrogen , nuclear etc. All these are racing ahead fast to make better efficient systems. Battery technology is having breakthrough potentials that will trigger massive shift from oil ,, from automobiles to aviation to shipping to industries. Oil demand will fall dramatically in ten years. On top of it, at that time environmental pressure groups will pressure western governments to change over to sustainable energy.

[@subbaraotanguturu9271]

Beaing hot climate they have luckily high chances of solar energy benefiting them.

[@rext8949]

Wake me up when that happens. Till such time fossil fuel is booming and there is war going on and we don't even know where we are going to get power from with demand outstripping supply.

[@keerthisureshseelam]

Alternate energy is only complementary. Do not bet on oil being not in demand. It will be stable. So many people need to buy cars in poorer nations including India. So much infrastructure needs to be built. All takes oil. Trucks need oil. Battery trucks are long way and there is not enough space for trucks to stop by and charge, not is their electrical infrastructure to charge trucks. Even Tesla super charger takes 30 to 45 minutes with high ampere wiring. Truck will need a small power plant.

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

Absolutely correct

[@planeteuropa]

@@keerthisureshseelam The global supply of oil is in surplus.. there is a logistics problem now due to the Ukraine war. China, the biggest importer is fast moving to renewable energy and electric vehicles. Hydrogen is the future and as it stands now, its production costs are falling due to breakthrough technology evolving. Australia is already exporting Hydrogen made by solar energy and is seen as a major energy power. Sulphur batteries will replace lithium at one third the cost and fast charging times. When all these factors emerge into maturity, the developed western nations will be prone to impose agressive Carbon border tax on other nations that use fossil fuels to make products. The "climate change" noise will become louder. All these will cause a fall in demand for oil, causing even oil producers to cut production to evade punitive carbon taxes. Already Saudi, UAE, Iran are all investing big in renewable energy sources. India is going into Hydrogen in a big way with Ambani, Adani ,Tatas plan to invest 70 billion plus in hydrogen production. The government has put in a production target of 5 million tons by 2027. Therefore there will be a FALL in demand for oil.

[@mdsarfraz843]

"the Pakistanis are agressive and quarrelsome "....👌

[@AdityaKumar-sv9jt]

they involve themselves with local politics in sense of being muslim which host listen to upto some point but after that backlash happens this is what happens with them earlier in UAE & now in turkey

[@mdsarfraz843]

True

[@hareeswaranpm1089]

Informative interview. Ambassador pocess clarity and expressed it wonderfully. We need more wise people like him aT M E A.

[@sharatkumargovindaraju2169]

The Ambassador is an excellent , knowledgeable speaker. Really happy to hear him.

[@interchem3346]

Karan Thapar's compulsive anti-Modi narrative comes out clearly. But Mr Talmiz Ahmed is not taking it. But Thapar fellow is continuously at it. Interesting.

[@Kamar.chakra]

An uneducated , fanatic leader like modi is surely a hurdle in front of any progressive country .

[@aftabahmad6099]

The major reason for greater demand for Indian workers in the Gulf region is cheap labor due to extreme poverty in India

[@GauravKumar-xe1oi]

My boss was a muslim from Algeria. Its a great post colonial country.

[@FromTheHeart2]

Thank you! Best wishes from North Africa :-)

[@jackholman5008]

It's poor

[@pankajkhandelwal4593]

Thanks Mr Ahmed. Sharp, balanced and insightful perspective.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

1. Looks like Karan suddenly found that Modi's India is perhaps a haven compared to Arabic countries. Hope he spend more of his time till 2024 on exploring and exposing Arabic monarchies. But he would have to do a thorough job and it is not as easy as just blaming Modi for everything that happens in India. 2. As from India, we should look to have good relation with these countries and not meddle in their internal affairs. Leave that to the Americans and the Europe. 3. Talmeez is a seasoned ex-diplomat who know Arabic world like palm of his hand. Very articulate and balanced person. Book is certainly worth reading.

[@dansin468]

India is a haven but not due to current government policies.

[@mental9453]

@@dansin468 last 8 years BJP is in power

[@dansin468]

@@mental9453 British ruled for more than 100 years. That didn’t change the underlying culture.

[@vareechankadavil4243]

Mr. Karan is afraid of conducting an interview with Modiji. Later Mr. Akshay Kumar took that challenge

[@sahilsyed2850]

Akshay is real desh fhakt

[@rext8949]

Akshay has mastered the art of keeping a straight face while using his tongue to shine shoes. Also unfortunately Karan doesn't have a Canadian passport like our Deshbakht Akshay who didn't even vote for Modiji.

[@sanjivgupta1418]

Deep insight and excellent articulation.

[@tomzuzolo8068]

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[@kathyfrugalsen3047]

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[@jaichind]

I think the main difference between PRC and India is that in India there is a view conflict between the regime and Muslims because they are Muslim. In PRC the conflict between the regime and Uyghurs is more because of Turkish nationalism/separatism as opposed to Uyghurs being Muslim especially when there are other ethnic groups in PRC that are Muslims that have no issues with the regime (Huis for example). Gulf states are Arab and if being Muslim is not the issue in the PRC-Uyghurs conflict and being Turkish is, they most likely really do not care about it. Now, Turkey and the Central Asian Turkish states would care and that has been an issue the PRC has to to deal with.

[@siddhantk4985]

CCP is atheists they ban evry religion...

[@rajeshantony74]

Thanks!

[@narayanamurty9791]

Great answers by Mr. Ahmad and also evident that Karan Thapar is totally biased, trying to deviate from the main agenda of West Asia to painting the Central Government as bad as possible

[@Kamar.chakra]

Ahmed is a gem . He is carefully making sure that his words are line with facts .

[@RN-vk6bn]

The reasons given for state violence in the Middle East may be equally applicable to Bengal, Maharashtra and Punjab in India.

[@tarunmathew88]

Would love it if Karan thapar would lessen his constant disruptions.

[@AjitJoshi686]

Had heard his interview before on theprint . He is very learned man. He should come more often on KZbin and share his thoughts.

[@adoreslaurel]

One of the best, most realistic interviewsI have ever come across.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

Talmeez was finding it difficult to explain Karan how Gulf rulers look at so called issues of minorities in India but Karan just would not understand!! But at the end, Karan finally seemed to get it but not without squarely blaming Modi!!

[@ricksanchez3325]

How stupid of you to think that Critiques of Modu ji and BJPee has only one job left is to criticise modu and BJPee every time. How much more haughty you can ever be for Mudu the feku ?

[@joeyfotofr]

I'm so glad I listened to this. It is the most lucid interview I've seen in years. Talmiz Ahmad is transparently knowledgable; data flowed with him interwoven with his depth of practical experience, which Mr. Thapar accessed with a coherent ledger of text-based questions that navigated the interview through the region, to India then connected both to the larger world. Brilliant. Thank you both...jt

[@varunbahl2300]

As a resident of Dubai, I can assure you the vision of our leaders is much more progressive and inclusive. A city and infrastructure has been built to provide the an extremely healthy, high quality standard of living which attracts both professionals and entrepreneurs and their families. The success of the city and country during the pandemic, is a study in leadership. They had an incredible immunisation program and well defined rules which allowed the economy and society to open up faster than almost anywhere else in the world. Any visitor who visited the region in height of the pandemic was shocked at the difference in the management of the situation and wanted to invest or visit or migrate . Mr. Ahmad the leadership is not the weakness but a great strength .

[@abhinavheya6289]

Did you get your citizenship

[@mamunahmed892]

@@abhinavheya6289 He's not an unemployed Hindu extremist with 10 children that's for sure

[@nomorenews]

@@mamunahmed892 true🤣🤣🤣just add extremely poor and hungry ,hate filled children 😎😎

[@abhinavheya6289]

@@mamunahmed892 I thought having 10 kids was the pastime for puncturechaap abduls

[@mamunahmed892]

@@abhinavheya6289 Not really, we don't have a population of 1.5billion.

[@jishnudey6031]

When you interview someone highly knowledgeable and qualified like Mr. Ahmad, come prepared.

[@ajaytiwari6502]

Everything was fine until 27 min and I was surprised this jurno has changed sice I saw hil decades ago.Come 28 min he has started on his agenda and trying to put his word on guest's mouth.Karan Thaper is dangerous and he can incite people.Tablagi Jamat has been banned by Saudi.

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

8 million Indians are working in the Gulf States especially in Saudi Arabia!😲

[@chandubai]

Mr. Talmiz was very honest and shared the practicality of the Deplomacy and how it works. KT tried to bring in religion angle to flare up the issues and was expecting Mr. Talmiz to say something against about Modi's policies KT failed 😃😃😀

[@mirzabaig1074]

Thanks to The Wire, conducting such type of debate ....

[@crypton_8l87]

It's not a debate... supposed to be an interview

[@anshulruhil]

my God, how the whole conversation turned away from the book and towards pushing a certain narrative.

[@onkarsingh2927]

Karan tried his best to put words in his mouth, keep your bias out !

[@fatimahassan7032]

Indians are way more practical, well qualified and hard working than Pakistani counterparts. Mr Ahmad is absolutely correct about this point.

[@sekarb2102]

Excellent insight about Gulf politics by the Ambassador. The Ambassador was objective and fact based and had a demeanor of a seasoned diplomat even when the ideological driven interviewer tried to bait him. Mr.Ahmad’s expertise regarding West Asia is apparent.

[@narasimharaoajjarapu6362]

Excellent information and insights from Mr. Ahmad. Shriman Karan must know that economics rules over everything else, including religious posturing. Gulf countries are staring at depleting oil reserves, ascendance of renewable energies and need to remain economically relevant in the world.

[@mrahats6344]

Thanks Karan for the discussion that was informative & food for thoughts

[@frederickpicardo6784]

Mr. Ambassador. Great Interview. Marvellous insight with regard to Middle East Economy & Political views. I salute you Sir for intellectual caliber and the clarity in your explanation and also Mr. Thapar for holding interview.

[@unison2679]

@Picardo what Ahmed said is a decade ago saga. Mohammed bin Salman Vision 2030 has changed the entire scenario and the economy is well diversified to export of Mica, Bauxite and huge Gold Reserves. Even Tourism is open to Pilgrims apart from the two Holy cities Makkah and Medina. Ahmed has to wake up from his slumber.

[@anmolsingh9025]

@@unison2679google for Saudi earnings breakdown. its just oil that floats it. Period.

[@unison2679]

@@anmolsingh9025 Dear always just don't depend on Google for everything. I lived there for more than 2 decades and know things better than Google 😃

[@anmolsingh9025]

@@unison2679 I am asking you to look up data such as from world bank or similar on export earnings of saudi's. your personal experience is irrelevant as one man cannot have all the experience crunched into an entire country's data .

[@firozosman]

@@anmolsingh9025 unison has a point. Data and opinions can be skewed according to the narrator's inclinations. I've spent close to 4 decades in multiple GCC states and by God, as far happiness index goes, they are ahead by leaps and bounds. Now Google that.

[@kanavgupta8290]

Very civil in conduct and informative

[@lovekanaujia345]

LOL, really🤣🤣🤣 All he was trying to put words in his mouth & force his own narrative.

[@kanavgupta8290]

@@lovekanaujia345 love, baba sometimes one has to also appreciate the tone. The information given i understand beyond a point is a subjective thing and becomes a more of ‘whether one has faith in it!’…. But it shouldn’t be strong enough to create any kind of negativity between us. I appreciate and approve your views man!….we have to build a better world. Can’t argue, have to create…have to accept each other with acknowledging respect and stand our ground as well. Love, I trust you too man

[@jambudwipbharat6261]

Karan is a good interviewer, but sometimes he gets into his agenda and wants specific answer and keeps trying to elicit a specific kind of response from the guest, which IMO is a bad behavior in part of the interviewer. I understand that Karan has an opinion, which is quite human, I also understand that he wants to extract some truth (as per his opinion) from a reluctant guest, and I also understand that the government's stand on treatment of all Muslims by the government has to be questioned and strongly questioned, however he goes along that interrogation for too long and it loses its way from extracting the truth to forcing a specific statement from the guest, which IMO is really wrong.

[@simpleguy1152]

Great point .And @30:00 yes they have infact in the past turned a blind eye . Just look at USA-saudi/UAE relationship all this while usa was bombing muslims in afg ,yemen ,iraq etc

[@pareshray842]

He is anti modi

[@simpleguy1152]

@@pareshray842 no bro he is still butthurt for refusing to complete the interview with Karan..

[@jambudwipbharat6261]

@@pareshray842 Nothing wrong with being anti-Modi if you believe that all policies or most policies of this government is hurting India on a short term or long term basis. However there should be some principles while conducting interviews and he seems to be either not following them or has principles that is detrimental in getting the outcomes of an interview, which is to create unbiased information out of all the knowledge possessed by the interviewer. It is not the job of the interviewer to pursue their own agenda.

[@adma7298]

He is just poking, probing, challenging the interviewee. His job is to question which he did from every angle.

[@adityajindal3514]

Mr Talmiz Ahmed impresses with his intelligence and thoroughness.

[@siddhanti]

Karan Thapar has his own prejudices & bias, but Arabs don't. They view India as a beneficial &good partner country with excellent trade & diplomatic relations besides 8 Mn expats who are the most preferred work force. Arabs don't talk of Uighur Muslims in China, or other Muslims in Pakistan.

[@planeexplainer5938]

That is what you think, but Pakistan relations with Arabs are very special may be Talmiz saheb is not aware.

[@rext8949]

They are suffering a temporary amnesia as far as the Palestinians are concerned.

[@49jayant]

Karans knowledge of geopolitics is KG level.. And Can't hide his frustration when Ahmed doesn't take the bait.

[@tux008]

Absolutely, and please don't insult KG students ❤️

[@mohannair1639]

Lot of insight on the Arab World for Tamiz Ahmad. However Karan wanted to take the narrative to his favorite subject of Modi baiting. I wished more insight on the Arab world would have made the programme much more interesting!

[@tlcservisesfbtm2271]

BS. Modi wasn't mentioned at all in the conversation in the context you refer, while Islamophobia and violence against muslims were talked about, correctly. If that reference to this element of ugly truth about India is synonymous with Modi, it only shows your bigotry and bias and prejudice against the Muslim community.

[@ramramchandani3959]

Great discussion 👍. Much of this information was very insightful.

[@Okbutiwouldprefernotto]

What a gentleman. Huge respect 🫡

[@prabhavenkatesh7931]

Fascinating interview with Talmiz Ahmed Ji. So much knowledge and good sense. KT is his usual self... Sigh!

[@Assasin89FT]

After a long time, gets to hear a great interview, Mr Ahmed's wisdom, knowledge about the region, yet in plane simple way, without sensenalization. Even I had to fully agree with him on aspects about Pakistan being a Pakistan living in the West. Mr Thapar tried to put words in Mr Ahmed's mouth but failed, in front a seasonal diplomat.

[@sj9403]

Seasoned diplomat...not seasonal

[@MrGengad]

@@sj9403 It could be a typo, but the message is clear.

[@razeetaushif6858]

Was nice to listen Mr Ahmed. Hope to listen him again. He sure has pretty deep knowledge about middle east.

[@cyrusirani5080]

An incredible interview.I wish it was longer and Mr Ahmed was not interrupted at occasions

[@denisships2861]

This exchange was very good! I learnt a lot.

[@jambudwipbharat6261]

Talmiz Ahmad's accent is exactly like Kerala Governor Mr. Arif Mohmmad Khan. If I had not seen the video and just heard it, I would infer that the person talking is Arif Mohmmad Khan. Maybe they are from the same part of the country and maybe schooled in the same place too.

[@unison2679]

@Jambudweep Arif Mohammed Khans accent is more worst than this gentleman. Let me give some examples: Arif Khan say Kirischian for Christian Gilobal for Global Kireteria for Criteria Kilassic for Classic Please listen to his interviews and you will roll on.

[@jambudwipbharat6261]

@@unison2679 I do not consider accents as good or bad, they are just accents. Knowledge of language for both of them are good. WIth this guy being better than Arif

[@unison2679]

@@jambudwipbharat6261😂 in your first comment you mentioned accent of both Arif Khan and Ahmed are same and on the same page you write accent doesn't matter🤔 Ahmed narrates a decade old saga, which is not an updated knowledge. He did not speak about HARAMAIN Shareefain Railway project, Neon and the Kingdom Tower which lack his knowledge and experience. Better Karan should have interviewed an expatriate and he would have been in a better position to explain Gulf and KSA.

[@thegoodthebadandthepagli2736]

MAY BE EATING THE SAME FOOD.

[@murrayeldred3563]

Live the Kerala

[@moderndemocracychannel4699]

Very informative discussion. Prof Ahmad informed Very detail information about Gulf countries and indian Muslims. 👌