"From Mahatma Gandhi's support for Palestine to Modi's Netanyahu embrace, we trace how India's ties have evolved over the decades. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to begin his two-day visit to Israel on February 25, nine years after his first trip to the country. His 2017 trip was the first ever by an Indian prime minister to Israel."
"His upcoming visit also comes just days after India, together with more than 100 other nations, condemned Israel's de facto expansion in the occupied West Bank after New Delhi initially appeared to hesitate about adding its name to the criticism. From defence and security to trade and technology, India and Israel have forged tight ties in recent years, even as New Delhi has turned cool towards the plight of Palestinians, despite decades of support for their struggle for a sovereign nation."
"Addressing the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations in Jerusalem on February 15, Netanyahu said the two prime ministers were going to discuss all sorts of cooperation. Tremendous alliance between Israel and India, and we are going to discuss all sorts of cooperation. Now, you know, India is not a small country. It has 1.4 billion people. India is enormously powerful, enormously popular, he said."
Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Israel on February 25, nine years after his 2017 trip, which was the first ever by an Indian prime minister. The visit follows India joining more than 100 nations in condemning Israel's de facto expansion in the occupied West Bank after initial hesitation. India and Israel have deepened cooperation across defence, security, trade and technology. New Delhi has cooled toward the Palestinian cause despite decades of prior support for Palestinian statehood. Few Global South leaders have visited Israel since the October 7, 2023 attack, increasing the political significance of the visit.
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