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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicIndia-Israel

Topic: India-Israel

‘India can’t maintain Israel ties & support Palestine’—JLF panel discusses polarised Gaza conflict

Former diplomat Navtej Sarna says sentiment on Gaza conflict has turned; writer Pankaj Mishra asserts India lost moral authority by not unequivocally supporting Palestinian cause.

Israeli defence firms seek to expand footprint in India, MRO & innovation centre come up

Israel Aerospace Industries has launched an innovation centre and a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility last month in India.

After Assad’s fall, Palestine is sidelined again. Trump might bring it back — for himself

Despite the clear, causal link between Gaza and Damascus, the resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict has emerged as a casualty of Syria’s collapse. But Trump’s narcissistic tendencies might change that.

Nearly 12,000 Indians hired in Israel for work since October 2023, MEA tells Rajya Sabha

6,365 of the 12,000 went in 2024 under a bilateral framework agreement signed in November 2023 between India & Israel, while the rest arrived via private channels, MoS external affairs says.

Israeli firms fortified Mumbai’s buildings after 26/11—metal gates, bollard systems

In 'After 26/11', Rhys Machold reveals how India mimicked the US' post-9/11 'homeland security' paradigm following the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

‘Terrorism has no place in our world,’ Modi’s message to Israel PM Netanyahu

The two leaders discussed on West Asia developments, emphasizing peace, preventing escalation & securing the safe release of hostages amid ongoing conflict, Modi said in an X post

64 Indians fly to Israel ‘under G2G agreement’ to fill construction job vacancies left by Palestinians

India is anticipating a demand from Israel for 15,000 more workers. Maharashtra & Telangana have shown interest in organising professional test drives in their respective states.

8,199 applicants, 219 selected — why Haryana construction workers didn’t qualify for jobs in Israel

Workers from Haryana applied for 10,000 vacancies advertised by state govt for construction work in Israel, but most failed to make it through tests experts from Israel put them through.

After recording witness statements, police await forensic reports in Israel embassy blast case

Samples from the leaves and soil from the spot were collected by forensic experts from the National Security Group (NSG) and Delhi Police on Wednesday.

Extending necessary consular assistance, says MEA on Nikhil Gupta, wanted by US over ‘Pannun plot’

MEA also hits out at Canadian PM over his remarks of a 'tonal' shift in India-Canada ties following US indictment of Indian national in connection with alleged Pannun murder plot.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

15 Vir Chakras awarded for Op Sindoor, 9 go to IAF pilots who struck Pakistani terror camps

For the first time, 2 Agniveers were awarded the Sena Medal for Operation Sindoor roles, among others. A 3rd Agniveer received a Mention in Despatches.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.