Why India and Israel are rebuilding their relationship

February 13, 2016 00:54

Indian and Israeli relations are getting even friendlier: Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Israel in January, and the trip is widely thought to precede higher level visits, including by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (hed be the first Indian head of government to visit Israel).

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have both also indicated that they plan to travel to India soon.

The foreign ministers visit was part of the ongoing Indian effort not just to broaden and deepen Indias relationship with Israel, but also to make it more public. But the tripnot just to Israel, but to what the Indian government now routinely calls the state of Palestinealso highlighted the Modi governments attempt to de-hyphenate Indias relations with the Israelis and Palestinians.

What is the state of Indias relationship with Israel, the Modi governments approach toward it, and this de-hyphenated approach?

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