India Israel Ties

With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, PM Modi on Tuesday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

The bill proposes to treat India as if it were of the same status as the US allies such as Japan, Israel, Korea, and NATO allies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating him on his election victory and said "We look forward to further strengthening the India-Israel Strategic Partnership."

The Israeli embassy said on Wednesday that it collaborated with Indian security forces in conducting a joint security drill with an objective to counter potential future security threats.

India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.

Israel's military exports to India, its largest defence buyer, have not been affected by the war in Gaza, an Indian source and an Israeli source aware of the details said.

With Israel's construction sector suffering a severe manpower crisis post the October 7 conflict with Hamas, some 10,000 workers from India are to make their way starting next week, industry sources said on Wednesday.

India's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, strongly condemned the loss of civilian lives in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas saying that the alarming humanitarian crisis was 'clearly unacceptable'.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is holding a dialogue with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with talks expected to focus on strengthening strategic ties and defence partnership between the two countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on Monday exchanged views on the "difficult situation" in the West Asia region

PM Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak had a telephonic conversation on Friday as they discussed development in West Asia and conflict between Israel and Hamas, and expressed deep concern on terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the situation in West Asia with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, and said they shared deep concerns over terrorism, the deteriorating security scenario and the loss of civilian lives in the region.

An influential Jewish group has felicitated Indian-American physician Dr Bharat Barai for his relentless effort to strengthen ties between India, the US and Israel and his stand against antisemitism.

As the Israel-Gaza war splits the world down the middle, with most nations taking a stand for or against Israel and the Arab nations standing with Palestine, the role of Iran is being watched closely.

Israel thanked India for support following terror attacks carried out by Hamas as the hashtag "India is with Israel" trended on 'X'.

With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, PM Modi on Tuesday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

The bill proposes to treat India as if it were of the same status as the US allies such as Japan, Israel, Korea, and NATO allies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating him on his election victory and said "We look forward to further strengthening the India-Israel Strategic Partnership."

The Israeli embassy said on Wednesday that it collaborated with Indian security forces in conducting a joint security drill with an objective to counter potential future security threats.

India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.

Israel's military exports to India, its largest defence buyer, have not been affected by the war in Gaza, an Indian source and an Israeli source aware of the details said.

With Israel's construction sector suffering a severe manpower crisis post the October 7 conflict with Hamas, some 10,000 workers from India are to make their way starting next week, industry sources said on Wednesday.

India's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, strongly condemned the loss of civilian lives in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas saying that the alarming humanitarian crisis was 'clearly unacceptable'.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is holding a dialogue with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with talks expected to focus on strengthening strategic ties and defence partnership between the two countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on Monday exchanged views on the "difficult situation" in the West Asia region

PM Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak had a telephonic conversation on Friday as they discussed development in West Asia and conflict between Israel and Hamas, and expressed deep concern on terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the situation in West Asia with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, and said they shared deep concerns over terrorism, the deteriorating security scenario and the loss of civilian lives in the region.

An influential Jewish group has felicitated Indian-American physician Dr Bharat Barai for his relentless effort to strengthen ties between India, the US and Israel and his stand against antisemitism.

As the Israel-Gaza war splits the world down the middle, with most nations taking a stand for or against Israel and the Arab nations standing with Palestine, the role of Iran is being watched closely.

Israel thanked India for support following terror attacks carried out by Hamas as the hashtag "India is with Israel" trended on 'X'.