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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
TopicIndia-Israel relations

Topic: India-Israel relations

India should be more explicit in support of Israel, take Tel Aviv’s side, says Israeli minister

Nir Barkat, Israeli minister of economy and industry, highlighted how start-ups in Israel could scale-up businesses in India & pointed towards an FTA to compliment the business ties.

‘Relocate’ – India issues advisory to its nationals in Israel after 1 killed in Hezbollah attack

MEA had said in December that around 18,000 to 20,000 Indians were in Israel after the conflict with Hamas began two months earlier.

India advises workers to leave Israeli border areas after attack

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's embassy in Israel on Tuesday advised its nationals working in Israeli border areas to move to safer parts of the country. The advisory comes a day after an anti-tank

Modi meets Israel President at COP28, ’emphasises’ India’s support for two-state solution

Statement from Ministry of External Affairs says that during his bilateral meeting with Israel President Isaac Herzog Friday, PM Narendra Modi also welcomed return of Israeli hostages.

India calls for unconditional release of remaining Israeli hostages by Hamas

Over 60 Israeli & foreign nationals have been released by Hamas, while Israel has freed about 150 Palestinian prisoners, as a part of a four-day truce deal, which was later extended to six.

Israel writes to Indian govt over Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut’s ‘Hitler’ post

Raut had re-shared a post on his X feed on the condition in a Gaza hospital, adding an ‘anti-Semitic’ comment to it.

Savarkar to Modi—why Hindutva embraces Israel in theory but BJP supports two-state solution

The closer a Hindutva offshoot is to party politics, the more they approach the Israel-Palestine issue as a policy question.

Israel-India spy diplomacy was almost derailed by ping-pong over table tennis contest visas in 1987

Israel was promised visas for team to attend table tennis tournament but MEA cancelled these — just as RAW chief was on his way to Tel Aviv to meet Mossad counterpart, it is learnt.

How India went from voting against Israel’s creation to being its brother in arms

In 1999, as Delhi faced Western sanctions in light of Pokhran, Israel came to India’s aid during the Kargil war. The relationship has seen new milestones under Modi govt. 

On Camera

How neo-casteists set up a symphony orchestra to make UGC equity guidelines fail

In the Indian education system, neo-casteism encompasses many forms of caste-based profiling, manipulation of nomenclature, political rigmaroles, and fearmongering.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

Adani Defence teams up with Italy’s Leonardo to tap India’s mega helicopter market

The partnership will focus on targeting the Indian Armed Forces' requirements, particularly for Leonardo's AW169M and AW109 TrekkerM helicopters.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.