India-Israel Relations                                                 

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Context:  India and Israel have launched a commemorative logo to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

About Logo:

• It features the Star of David and the Ashoka Chakra- the two symbols that adorn the national flags of both countries- and forms the numeral 30 depicting the 30th anniversary of bilateral relations.
• It symbolises the strong friendship, love and admiration that exists between the people of the two nations.

India-Israel relations:

Introduction:

• Israel and India established diplomatic relations on 29th of January 1992.
• The two countries have an extensive economic, military, and strategic relationship.

Political relations:

• Political ties between the two countries are friendly.
• Prime Minister Modi undertook an historic first ever visit by an Indian PM to Israel from 4-6 July 2017, during which the relationship was upgraded to a strategic level.

Economic and Commercial Relations

• India is Israel's third largest trade partner in Asia and seventh largest
• Major exports from India to Israel include precious stones and metals, chemical products, textile etc.
• Major imports by India from Israel include precious stones and metals, chemicals and mineral products, base metals and machinery and transport equipment.
• Potash is a major item of Israel’s exports to India.

Cooperation in agriculture

• Under a comprehensive Work Plan for cooperation in agriculture signed on 10 May 2006, bilateral projects are implemented through Centres of Excellence.
• India has benefited from Israeli expertise and technologies in horticulture mechanization, protected cultivation, orchard and canopy management, nursery management, micro- irrigation and post-harvest management particularly in Haryana and Maharashtra.
• Israeli drip irrigation technologies and products are now widely used in India.

Defence relations:

• India is the largest buyer of Israeli military equipment and Israel is the second-largest supplier of military equipment to India after Russia.
• Military and strategic ties between the two nations extend to intelligence-sharing on terrorist groups and joint military training.

Indian Community

• There are approximately 85,000 Jews of Indian-origin in Israel (with at least one Indian parent), who are all Israeli passport holders.

What can be done to further boost the ties?

• Free Trade Agreement: Both countries should push to negotiate the FTA, as attempt have been made over the past 14 years.
• Military cooperation: Both nations should look forward for transfer of defence technology alongwith defence equipment trade.
• Cooperation on Global issues: Israel supports India’s defence against terror and supported India’s nuclear tests

in 1998.

Conclusion:

• India and Israel are natural partners. Relations between both nations are steadily growing and have many synergies and complementarities.

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