Modi’s Israel visit: Timeline of India’s relations with Israel, Palestine
Al Jazeera
From Mahatma Gandhi’s support for Palestine to Modi’s Netanyahu embrace, 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.
While multiple Western leaders have visited Netanyahu in Israel since the October 7, 2023 attack, very few Global South leaders have, making Modi’s visit more significant, say analysts.
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