New Delhi, May 15 -- Of all the official engagements Donald Trump had in Saudi Arabia, the US president's meeting with Syria's interim President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on Wednesday was the most significant, one that could potentially reshape the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East and beyond.

Ahead of the meeting, Trump shook hands with Al-Sharaa, becoming the first US president in 25 years to meet a Syrian leader. The meeting marked a historic thaw in US-Syria relations, after Trump's earlier announcement to lift of crippling sanctions imposed during the erstwhile Assad regime.

Trump described Al-Sharaa as a 'tough guy' and a 'fighter with a strong past.'

"You have a tremendous opportunity to do something historic," Trump told Al-Sha...