During my maiden visit to Israel — 13th to 17th June — I could discern that a dramatic geopolitical-security transformation unfolding in West Asia. Turkey, not Iran, is now the most important, high profile and most influential country in this volatile region. This will give no comfort to Israel. It stirred the waters of the Mediterranean and now faces the flood. Turkey, once a staunch friend of Tel Aviv, is now (at least for the time being) all adversary. The US will attempt a patch-up. That will take time.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>K Natwar Singh:</B> A passage to Israel</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>Politely but frankly, I put it to my Israeli interlocutors that Israel

K Natwar Singh: A passage to Israel

Politely but frankly, I put it to my Israeli interlocutors that Israels survival was not in question. Its invincibility was

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