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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 25. Arabs in West Asia are increasingly looking towards the East, especially India, rather than the United States (U.S.) and Europe for education and tourism, said P. V. Vivekanand, the Editor of the Dubai-based daily Gulf Today. The first Malayali editor of an English daily published from West Asia, Vivekanand was here to receive the Kerala Kalakendram Golden Honours Award instituted to honour internationally acclaimed Keralites. "If the most favoured destination of Arabs was the U.S. and Europe till recently, they are today more attracted to India and Kerala. Thailand and Indonesia are also important destinations, but Arabs are looking towards India, especially in sectors such as education and tourism," Mr. Vivekanand said in an interaction with mediapersons here today. This change is more pronounced in the "post-September 11" period.
9/11 aftermath
The humiliation and insult that the Arabs are forced to undergo in the guise of strict screening on their visits to the West in the aftermath of September 11 may have prompted them to look towards India and other destinations in the East, he added.
Gear up infrastructure
A delegation of businessmen from Saudi Arabia was expected to arrive in Kerala shortly and the authorities should consider what could be done to attract more Arabs to Kerala. The State should gear itself up to exploit the emerging possibilities, he suggested. The major challenge that a foreign journalist in West Asia faced was understanding the Arab mindset and learning to work within the constraints. What shaped the public opinion in the West Asian countries was what appeared in print in the language papers there. The English dailies did not have a major role as opinion makers, Mr. Vivekanand said.
White-collar jobs
The process of `Arabisation' (`Emeritisation') now on in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would affect Keralites holding white-collar jobs the most.
Agency for women
Mr. Vivekanand said steps were on to set up an organisation based in the UAE that would lend a helping hand to women travelling alone to destinations in West Asia. Women seeking jobs would be benefited by such an agency for the authenticity and credentials of the employers could be verified by making a phone call to the centre. The organisation would start functioning soon.
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