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On Monday, The Hindu wrote that \u201cthe Egyptian people\u2019s uprising is showing the world that this highly-prized western ally is utterly devoid of legitimacy,\u201d adding that \u201cwe are almost certainly witnessing a transformative moment in the modern history of West Asia.\u201d <\/p>\n

The next day, The Hindu focused on how India should respond to the crisis in Egypt. The answer, according to Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, was that India \u201cought to have expressed sympathy and support for the people of Egypt in what is undoubtedly their great moment in history.\u201d The opinion piece added that \u201cIt is obviously in our interest to be on the right side of the new forces that will emerge to prominence in Egypt. They will remember who supported them in their hour of history and who sat on the fence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Indian Express also supported the view that history is on the side of the popular uprising: \u201cEgypt had an efficient repressive machinery and a perfected system of muting opposition. The commonplace of the street demonstration in Cairo was the same faces turning up at tiny protest rallies to face a brute police force,\u201d it said in an unsigned editorial called \u201cTahrir dream.\u201d The piece added that despite the challenges confronting Arab countries at a time of fragile political transition, \u201cit is the magnitude of this humanitarian moment and democratic opportunity that must be kept in mind. Not a geopolitical calculus that may be well past its use-by date.\u201d<\/p>\n

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