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India-Israel Relations                                                 

25th January, 2022

                                                       

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Context:  India and Israel have launched a commemorative logo to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

 

About Logo:

  • It features the Star of David and the Ashoka Chakra- the two symbols that adorn the national flags of both countries- and forms the numeral 30 depicting the 30th anniversary of bilateral relations.
  • It symbolises the strong friendship, love and admiration that exists between the people of the two nations.

India-Israel relations:

 

Introduction:

  • Israel and India established diplomatic relations on 29th of January 1992.
  • The two countries have an extensive economic, military, and strategic relationship.

 

Political relations:

  • Political ties between the two countries are friendly.
  • Prime Minister Modi undertook an historic first ever visit by an Indian PM to Israel from 4-6 July 2017, during which the relationship was upgraded to a strategic level.

 

Economic and Commercial Relations

  • India is Israel's third largest trade partner in Asia and seventh largest
  • Major exports from India to Israel include precious stones and metals, chemical products, textile etc.
  • Major imports by India from Israel include precious stones and metals, chemicals and mineral products, base metals and machinery and transport equipment.
  • Potash is a major item of Israel’s exports to India.

 

Cooperation in agriculture

  • Under a comprehensive Work Plan for cooperation in agriculture signed on 10 May 2006, bilateral projects are implemented through Centres of Excellence.
  • India has benefited from Israeli expertise and technologies in horticulture mechanization, protected cultivation, orchard and canopy management, nursery management, micro- irrigation and post-harvest management particularly in Haryana and Maharashtra.
  • Israeli drip irrigation technologies and products are now widely used in India.

 

Defence relations:

  • India is the largest buyer of Israeli military equipment and Israel is the second-largest supplier of military equipment to India after Russia.
  • Military and strategic ties between the two nations extend to intelligence-sharing on terrorist groups and joint military training.

 

Indian Community

  • There are approximately 85,000 Jews of Indian-origin in Israel (with at least one Indian parent), who are all Israeli passport holders.

 

What can be done to further boost the ties?

  • Free Trade Agreement: Both countries should push to negotiate the FTA, as attempt have been made over the past 14 years.
  • Military cooperation: Both nations should look forward for transfer of defence technology alongwith defence equipment trade.
  • Cooperation on Global issues: Israel supports India’s defence against terror and supported India’s nuclear tests

in 1998.

 

Conclusion:

  • India and Israel are natural partners. Relations between both nations are steadily growing and have many synergies and complementarities.

 

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