India and Israel have developed close economic, military, and strategic ties since establishing full diplomatic relations in 1992. Key aspects of their relationship include extensive military and defense cooperation, with Israel becoming one of India's major arms suppliers. They also have strong counterterrorism collaboration and intelligence sharing. Other areas of cooperation cover agriculture, oil/gas, water management, and cybersecurity. A recent high-level visit by the Israeli Prime Minister in 2018 aimed to further boost economic ties between the two countries.

1. India - Israel
relationship
PREPARED BY
RAVI RAMAN VERMA , GMCS BATCH 92

2. Embassy in New Delhi and consulate in
banglore and mumbai
“INDIA-ISRAEL TIES ARE A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN,
PRACTISED ON EARTH.”
“'I' FOR 'I' IS INDIA FOR ISRAEL, AND 'I' WITH 'I' IS INDIA
WITH ISRAEL”
---------------------------MR.NETANYAHU PRIME
MINISTER OF ISREAL
THE HINDU PAPER JULY 06, 2017 18:03 ISTUPDATED: JULY 06, 2017 18:06 IST

4. Those eye-catching red patches indicate improved ties with diplomatic and
economic powerhouses such as
Japan,
China,
Russia,
South Korea,
Singapore and India;
increasing cooperation with Greece and Cyprus; normalization with Turkey; and
robust ties with Azerbaijan,

6. LIST OF ARAB COUNTIRES around israel
THESE COUNTRIES INCLUDE BANGLADESH, BRUNEI, IRAN, IRAQ,
AND PAKISTAN.
SIXTEEN COUNTRIES DO NOT ACCEPT ISRAELI PASSPORTS.
THESE
ARE ALGERIA, BANGLADESH, BRUNEI,IRAN, IRAQ, KUWAIT, LEBANON,
LIBYA, MALAYSIA,
OMAN, PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES AND YEMEN.

7. Reasons to forgo Israel for almost 50
years after independence
INDIA’S FEAR OF ALIENATING ITS LARGE MUSLIM POPULATION, AND NEW DELHI’S
STRONG TIES TO THE ARAB WORLD. THESE FACTORS PROMPTED INDIA TO FORGO
ESTABLISHING FULL DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH ISRAEL. CONTACT BETWEEN INDIA AND
THE JEWISH STATE REMAINED LIMITED TO SOME COVERT MILITARY AND
INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION.
FINALLY, WITH THE LAUNCHING OF THE MADRID PEACE PROCESS IN 1991, THE
IDEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INDIA’S POLICY TOWARDS ISRAEL HAD
ERODED. INDIA THUS EXTENDED ISRAEL FULL DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION IN 1992,
AND INDO-ISRAELI RELATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE SINCE THEN.
COLLAPSE OF USSR ALSO AND ADOPTION OF NEW ECONOMIC POLICY OF INDIA IN 1991 LPG AND
US SUPPORT

8. COLLAPSE OF USSR INTO RUSSIA
• WITH THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION AND THE END OF THE COLD
WAR, NEW DELHI BEGAN LOOKING TO OTHER NATIONS FOR MILITARY
EQUIPMENT. AS A RESULT, ISRAEL HAS BECOME ONE OF INDIA’S MOST
IMPORTANT SOURCES OF SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS AND MILITARY
EQUIPMENT.
• US SUPPORT
• INDIA AND ISRAEL SHARE CERTAIN STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: QUALITATIVE
(AND IN SOME CASES QUANTITATIVE) MILITARY SUPREMACY OVER THEIR
RIVALS, AND AUTONOMY IN TECHNOLOGY AND WEAPONS
PROCUREMENT. NEITHER INDIA NOR ISRAEL CAN REALIZE THESE GOALS
WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

9. Mediator U.S. 1992
United States played a role in helping facilitate India’s full diplomatic recognition
of Israel in 1992, a step New Delhi took in part to strengthen bilateral ties with
Washington.
The United States continues to regard strengthening Indo-Israeli relations
positively, as evidenced by Washington’s approval of Israel’s sale of the Phalcon
warning system to India,
though it has blocked a similar sale to China.
Sale of the Phalcon system, like the Arrow system, requires American approval
because of its use of U.S. technology.
HISTORY OF ISRAEL AND A BEGINNING AFTER A LONG TIME
OF INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA

10. Importance to India
 Maintain cooperation with Israel, particularly in the security
realm.
 Bilateral ties between the India and the ISREAL
 Extensive economic, military, and strategic relationship
 India is 2nd one of largest buyer of defence and military
equipment from Israel. Military exercises jointly
 Free trade agreement start from 2020
 Counterterrorism and Intelligence Cooperation
 Intelligence sharing during kargil and terror attacks
 Resource sharing and intelligence information sharing to
counter terrors

11. 4 days visit in India's Big Delegation in
January 4th 2018 after a gap of 15 years
 A 130-member delegation is accompanying the Israeli prime minister,
constituting businessmen from 102 Israeli companies. The primary focus
of this delegation would be to boost economic ties between the two
countries
 l MoUs are expected to be signed in the fields of oil, gas, renewable
energy and cyber security, among others.
 Special emphasis would be given to boost the tourism sector so as to
make both India and Israel a lucrative destination for tourists from both
sides.

12. R & D BOOST FUND
 Cabinet approved the MoU between India and Israel
on the “India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological
Innovation Fund” which was concluded in July 2017

13. Defence Deals
 Israel may replace Russia as India’s largest arms supplier. Last year,
India signed the biggest weapons deal in Israeli defence history, which
is nearly $2 billion. This mega deal will provide India with an advanced
defence system of medium-range surface-to-air missiles, launchers
and communications technology.
 Israel ’s advanced security technology could also strengthen India’s abilities in this area, particularly
vis-à-vis counterterrorism, an area of great concern to the U.S. However, Israeli industry competes
with U.S. companies in such areas.

14. DEFENCE INHOUSE and upgradations
 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Tata Group signed an agreement to cooperate on the
development, manufacturing and sale of defense products in India.
 India has also taken advantage of Israel’s global reputation for upgrading outdated weapon systems
and Soviet-era military hardware. Israeli missiles, rockets, radar and communication equipment's,
ships, assault and sniper rifles, night-vision devices, and border monitoring equipment have all been
added to the Indian arsenal. I
 t has been reported that between 2002 and 2007, India purchased over $5 billion worth of military
weapons and systems from Israel (with $1.6 billion in 2006 alone), making Israel India’s largest
worldwide supplier of defense equipment.

15. Terror and Intelligence
Counterterrorism cooperation has involved the exchange of information on terrorist groups, their
finances, recruitment patterns, training, and operations; it has also entailed comparing national
doctrines and operational experience.
 Israel has sold India movement sensors and other monitoring equipment to track
infiltration across the Line of Control (LoC)between India and Pakistan in the
Jammu and Kashmir region. Israel also sold unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to
India for high-altitude surveillance and has offered to provide anti-insurgency
training for Indian forces in the area as well. In 2000, India and Israel established a
joint commission to combat terrorism at the ministerial level.

16. OIL AND GAS
 Oil and natural gas cooperation
 With the recent discovery of the Tamar and Levianthan gas fields off the
coast of Israel,
 India has been one of the first countries to bid for an exploration license in
order to extract and import natural gas from the Jewish State.I
 ndia's ONGC Videsh, Bharat PetroResources,
 Indian Oil and Oil India were awarded an exploration license by the Israeli
government, a clear sign of the ongoing diversification in ties between the
two countries.

17. Agriculture
 partnership evolved into the Indo-Israel Agricultural Project (IIAP)
 MOU signed by Indian and Israeli ministers of Agriculture in 2006
 IIAP Program as implemented during the last decade a three year work program in
Agriculture” 2018-2020 was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare of
the Republic of India and MASHAV
 Aim of partnership IIAP
crop diversity,
increasing productivity &
increasing water use efficiency.
 IIAP has been initiated in 2009 after signing a bilateral agreement between Indian and Israeli
ministers of Agriculture (2006). IIAP is implemented via establishment of Centers of Excellence
(CoE), HISAR, in which Israeli Technologies and know-how are disseminated tailored to local
Indian conditions.

18. INDIAN OLIVES in RAJASTHAN
 Also in 2008, Israel and India finalised an agricultural plan introducing
crops native to the Middle East and Mediterranean to India, with a
particular focus on olives.
 Subsequently, around 112,000 olive trees were planted in the desert
of Rajasthan.
 In 2014, more than 100 tonnes of olives were produced in Rajasthan.