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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
TopicIndia-Israel relations

Topic: India-Israel relations

Don’t frame Modi-Israel as ‘this hurts Indian Muslims.’ We don’t mix faith & foreign policy

What unsettles me is how quickly everything is being filtered through loyalty tests. As if Indian Muslims must think one way, Indian Hindus another. Where does this end?

Modi’s Israel visit & the air defence test: Global media tracks this week’s ‘big talking point’

From Israeli missile shields & billion-dollar defence talks to fraught US trade ties, global media tracks how Narendra Modi is recalibrating India’s strategic manoeuvres.

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.

On Camera

Court must stop playing theologian. Approach Sabarimala through religious freedom lens

Religious freedom should remain a shield against interference, not a licence granted after theological cross-examination. India does not need courts or governments to reorganise faith.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.