Welcome new chapter in indo israeli ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Israel, the first by an Indian premier since India recognised Israel in 1950 and formalised ties in 1992, is significant — in itself and for not being twinned with a visit to Palestine. Last year, President Pranab Mukherjee had visited Ramallah, as well as Tel Aviv. Modi’s visit openly acknowledges the value derived from India’s multifaceted engagement with Israel — in defence, intelligence, pharma, water efficiency and technology — without that being juxtaposed against solidarity with Palestine, the building of illegal settlements by Israeli hardliners in which India continues to oppose. India is deepening its engagement with not just Israel but also with Israel’s bête noire in the region, Iran. India has to pursue its national interest according to the logic of reality as it exists rather than as per some ideological scheme that made sense before the collapse of the Soviet Union. New Delhi has to engage with countries at bilateral and multilateral fora keeping its national interest in mind, without diluting its commitment to broader principles. In the course of the last two years, the Modi administration has worked on buttressing its relations by identifying areas of cooperation and collaboration with individual countries in West Asia and the Gulf, extending the work of its predecessor UPA government. It has also reached out to strengthening its engagement with the Organisation of Islamic Countries and the Gulf Co-operation Council. Israel is one of India’s three largest suppliers of arms and weapons, a collaborator in countering terror. Therefore, a focused outreach to Israel is welcome and open avowal of a policy that had been pursued covertly in the past. The end of subterfuge in relations with Israel is welcome.
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