In a move to consolidate ties with the newly elected Israeli government headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar was in Tel Aviv last month. Taking place at a time when strategic partnerships like the 2020 Abraham Accords between Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain could potentially change the Middle East, this meeting had a special significance. During the talks, Bennett spoke about developing “the unique and warm relations between the two democracies”. Just two weeks later, a landmark 10-year defence collaboration was announced in Tel Aviv at the …

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