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Nicolas Blarel

Nicolas Blarel is assistant professor of International Relations at Leiden University, the Netherlands, and author of ‘The Evolution of India’s Israel Policy: Continuity, Change, and Compromise since 1922’

Modi, Pawar and Deve Gowda as CMs led India-Israel ties

Wed, Jan 17, 2018

While the personal chemistry between Netanyahu and Modi has helped elevate bilateral ties to new heights, the real agents driving the diversification and consolidation of the India-Israel partnership have been the regional governments.

Why are India-Israel ties so special?

Mon, Jul 03, 2017

Despite Modi’s admiration for Israel’s achievements, the structural differences between Indian and Israeli national security situations, their worldviews and the absence of explicitly shared enemies limit stronger strategic rapprochement