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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIsrael-India

Topic: Israel-India

As Gaza peace plan takes shape, does India have a role?

If there is any country trusted by both sides in Gaza, it is India. While some Arab and Muslim countries are mistrusted by Israel, any Western influence is doubted by Palestinians.

Trump’s Gaza plan offers ‘path’ to Palestinian statehood talks—Israeli envoy; invites India to ‘build’

Tel Aviv’s envoy to New Delhi Reuven Azar welcomes international backing for Trump’s peace plan, while asserting Israel has no interest in maintaining a physical presence in Gaza.  

NSA Doval visits Israel to discuss Gaza, Haaretz op-ed says Modi ‘losing patience’ with Netanyahu

Scholar Khinvraj Jangid writes that Ajil Doval’s visit to Israel signals Modi govt's concerns about Israel's actions in Gaza and should be seen as a 'warning call'.

Israeli company proposes to set up chip manufacturing plant in India

Tower Semiconductor Ltd is seeking government incentives for an 8 billion dollar investment in India to manufacture 65-nanometre and 40-nanometre chips.

Reuven Azar appointed as new Israeli ambassador to India

Azar has earlier served as head of the Israel-US-China internal task force at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel.

‘Resolution was deeply flawed’: Netanyahu on India’s abstention in UN vote on Gaza conflict

Netanyahu made it clear that Israel would not agree to a ceasefire, drawing parallels to the United States' position after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

India’s support for Israel is the right choice. But taking a middle path would be wiser

Even after four days since Hamas attacked Israel, India’s Ministry of External Affairs has not issued a statement on the matter.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.