Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
India and Israel; the Making of a Strategic Partnership
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2020) 58-71
Keywords:
Arab-Israeli conflict
;
Israel Military relations
;
Israel Foreign relations
;
Israel Foreign economic relations
Abstract:
A quarter century after normalisation of relations, India and Israel have shown considerable maturity in handling bilateral relations and dexterity in managing their occasional differing worldviews. Relations have weathered political changes within India as well as periodic upheavals in West Asia and the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Military-security cooperation played a pivotal role in carrying forward relations even when political contacts were minimal, as was the case during the decade-long United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule. A crucial aspect of bilateral relations has been Israel’s ability to utilise the federal system in India to its advantage by actively engaging with various state governments. As a result, cooperation in the fields of agriculture and water management, among others, has emerged as the principal tool in the promotion of Indo-Israeli relations. Besides boosting economic ties, this strategy is also aimed at providing and consolidating the support base in India beyond the urban elites.
Note:
Appeared previously in "Strategic Analysis" 41,4 (2017) 355-368
DOI:
10.1080/09700161.2017.1330451
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