India’s Government was reported here today as supporting the call for Arab-Israeli peace talks issued by Tunisia’s President Habib Bourguiba. That report followed conversations with Prime Minister Shastri and other top officials of the Government with Mongi Slim, former president of the United Nations General Assembly, who came here a few days ago as Bourguiba’s representative to discuss the Middle East situation with India’s leaders.
An editorial today in the Indian Express, an influential daily, noted that Israel has friendly relations with a number of African states, including Ghana, Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast, and that "Cairo has neither dared to question or to challenge" these states regarding Israel.
The newspaper pointed out that India, as "a non-aligned state," must "adhere to the concept of co-existence" advocated by Bourguiba. "It would be illogical," stated the newspaper, "to support the concept of co-existence on a global scale and deny its application to particular areas such as the Middle East and North Africa."
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