22 Bhartiyon ki maut ek chetavni hai — Gulf mein rehne aur samundar par kaam karne waalon ki suraksha ab sabse badi praathmikta ho

Videsh mantralay ke pravakta Randhir Jaiswal ne Budhvaar ki briefing mein bataya ki February se chal rahe West Asia ke sangharsh mein ab tak 22 Bhartiya nagrikon ki jaan ja chuki hai, jinmein 14 seafarers hain. The Tribune ki report ke mutabik inmein se teen maut Saudi Arabia mein hui. Yeh aankda sirf ek sankhya nahi — har naam ke peechhe ek parivaar hai jo rozi-roti ke liye Gulf ya samundar par kaam karne gaye apne kisi apne ka intezaar kar raha tha.

Sangharsh US aur Israel ke Iran par hamlon se shuru hua tha, aur ab Houthi hamle Saudi Arabia ke tel dhaanche tak pahunch gaye hain. Report ke mutabik Houthis ne Saudi ki East-West pipeline ko nishana banaya, jo Hormuz mein rukawat ke baad Saudi tel ka ek ahem vikalp ban gayi thi. Isse Bab-el-Mandeb jaise samudri raaston ki suraksha par bhi sawaal uthe hain — wahi raaste jin par Bhartiya crew waale jahaaz roz guzarte hain.

Sarkar ne gehri chinta jatayi hai, Gulf mein Bhartiya samudaay se sampark mein rehne ki baat kahi hai aur Saudi naagrik dhaanche par Houthi hamlon ki aalochna ki hai. Hamari raay mein yeh sahi disha hai, lekin ab zaroorat aur thos kadmon ki hai: shipping companiyon ke saath milkar khatarnaak raaston par crew ki suraksha ke niyam, seafarers ke parivaaron ke liye ek saaf helpline aur muaavze ki tez prakriya, aur zaroorat padne par samay rehte nikaasi ki yojana.

India ke lakhon log Gulf mein kaam karte hain aur duniya ke shipping crew mein Bhartiyon ka bada hissa hai. Isliye yeh sangharsh hamare liye sirf tel ki keemat ya bazaar ka sawaal nahi, seedha insaani sawaal hai. Dialogue aur diplomacy ki apeel apni jagah zaroori hai — par jab tak shanti nahi aati, har Bhartiya ki suraksha ko neeti ke kendra mein rakhna hoga.