Saudi Arabia & the Muslim World
Saudi Arab being the custodian of the holy places has a tremendious opportunity to reshape the muslim world. The muslim world actually looks up to Saudi Arabia for leadership and guidance. Unfortunately they failed to materialize the dreams and aspirations of the people of the world. With billions of petro dollars they can actually make a lot of difference to any poor country. Consider this..if Saudi Arab picks up one country as an example and starts investing only 1 billion dollars each year and employes thousands of people from that country, I believe it will change the country considerably. It might take only 5/7 years to move that country from a least underdeveloped country to a middle income country. Thats a powerful influence this any country could do to any where in the world as much as like America.
Here are couple of things that it can do to broaden its image in the muslim world:
1. Take a firm stand in the somalia crisis and take leadership if necessary. We have seen what American intervention can do.
2. Intervene in the Lebanese crisis for greater good and not to create division between the Sunni and Shia’s.
3. Take charge of the OIC leadership which is nothing but a place to chat and gossip. Create a real meaningful platform to do anything good.
4. Stop its reliance on American for its Foreign Policy decision and start acting independently and distance it self from USA to show the world its not a stooge of America.
5. Foster greater relationship with other Muslim countries specially Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia and create a diverse force to awaken with.
6. Put greater imphesis on Transfer of Technology for its technological areas of work and be self reliant on Technological achievement like Iran or Malaysia.
7. Build a strong army, navy and airforce with diverse knowledge base and equipment. Relying on USA and western powers only will not be good in the long run.
8. Make education compulsory for its people upto the Bachelor level and create an education fund to help other muslim nations.
9. Diversify its income from oil and look for alternative economic potentialities.
10. Build atleast 3/4 nuclear power plants for energy security.
11. Finally like America give immigration to couple of millions of muslims to create a diverse knowledge based people. Immigration brings knowledge, culture and diversity which made American the greatest nation in the world.
