In a warring-world full of conflicts, taking a glance at the developments will make one understands the kind of strife-torn environment around us and nothing would prevent anyone from blindly stating that the world is actually entering into a new era of tensions. The ongoing tension in Korean peninsula, US-China trade war, India-Pakistan tensions, conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Algeria, South China Sea and the list goes long. The situation in Middle East is also not different as is plagued by tensions in Iran, Palestine, Syria, Yemen and all.
The world needs more forces of peace as they have a vital role to play. It is at this juncture, Qatar’s stance on various global and regional issues gets much focus as it stands firm for global peace. Qatar remains non-aggressive towards the nations, that imposed unjust blockade against it, and it elevated its position globally as a peace ambassador. In all global platforms, Qatar stood tall for peace and opened its doors always for talks. Retaliating the siege nations was easy for Qatar, but by being calm and quiet, the nation has shown the world a new path of peace to settle global disputes.
Qatar’s commitment towards global peace is highlighted in various instances; like when it hosted the recent US-Taliban talks and mediated various global and regional conflicts. Qatar’s stance on the recently concluded Makkah summits has also proved its unflinching thirst for peace. In a firm voice, Qatar said Iran should be consulted before framing a policy on them and it should not be on US interest.
When crises one by one hit the region, the heart of the nation which direly longed for peace bruised and its dream of a peaceful Middle East was seen getting away from the reality. Qatar’s decision to participate in the Makkah summits in a blockading nation underlined its commitment towards peace.
Qatar’s stance on the ongoing Palestine conflict was also not away from its peace principles. The nation rejected all stances against the will of people in Palestine at the summits.
Qatar in various instances expressed its concern that the new generations in the Gulf are growing up without hearing the slogan of united Gulf but they just hear about crises and its complications. Qatar actively calls for the revival of the GCC system by citing the reason that lack of regional mechanisms for settling disputes and internal Gulf differences end up the GCC crises are being handled by global bodies and is the key reason for its failure in solving disputes.
Qatar’s unwavering quest for peace is still a wonder and it should inspire the world to side with peace and justice, irrespective of all material reasons. A peaceful world needs more hands like Qatar and the nation is ready to move an extra mile always to paddle the canoe of peace from the sea of turbulence towards the shore of harmony.
