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<\/div>\n\nFILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a9\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Photo by Pankaj Nangia\/The India Today Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday amid protests over allegations of\u00a0genocide in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\nModi is slated to deliver a speech in the Knesset, Israel\u2019s parliament, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu is keen to bring Modi and India into a proposed \u2018Hexagon of Alliances\u2019, a strategic pet initiative of the Israeli leader aimed at targeting what he terms as radical adversaries.<\/p>\n
Modi himself has championed causes close\u00a0to opponents of radical schools of thought, but may not play ball on Netanyahu\u2019s outreach, as it could pose difficult geopolitical constraints to New Delhi\u2019s Arab partnerships.<\/p>\n
Balancing act<\/strong><\/h2>\nIndia has\u00a0enjoyed warm ties with many Gulf nations but has\u00a0had traditionally lukewarm links with Israel. New Delhi recognized Israel in 1950, but it took more than four decades to establish full diplomatic\u00a0relations \u2013 in 1992.<\/p>\n
It was during Modi\u2019s first visit to Israel in 2017 that ties began to warm up between New Delhi and West Jerusalem. The relationship was then given an upgrade to a strategic partnership.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nFILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a9\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Photo by Pankaj Nangia\/The India Today Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday amid protests over allegations of\u00a0genocide in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\nModi is slated to deliver a speech in the Knesset, Israel\u2019s parliament, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu is keen to bring Modi and India into a proposed \u2018Hexagon of Alliances\u2019, a strategic pet initiative of the Israeli leader aimed at targeting what he terms as radical adversaries.<\/p>\n
Modi himself has championed causes close\u00a0to opponents of radical schools of thought, but may not play ball on Netanyahu\u2019s outreach, as it could pose difficult geopolitical constraints to New Delhi\u2019s Arab partnerships.<\/p>\n
Balancing act<\/strong><\/h2>\nIndia has\u00a0enjoyed warm ties with many Gulf nations but has\u00a0had traditionally lukewarm links with Israel. New Delhi recognized Israel in 1950, but it took more than four decades to establish full diplomatic\u00a0relations \u2013 in 1992.<\/p>\n
It was during Modi\u2019s first visit to Israel in 2017 that ties began to warm up between New Delhi and West Jerusalem. The relationship was then given an upgrade to a strategic partnership.<\/p>\n
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday amid protests over allegations of\u00a0genocide in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n Modi is slated to deliver a speech in the Knesset, Israel\u2019s parliament, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.<\/p>\n Netanyahu is keen to bring Modi and India into a proposed \u2018Hexagon of Alliances\u2019, a strategic pet initiative of the Israeli leader aimed at targeting what he terms as radical adversaries.<\/p>\n Modi himself has championed causes close\u00a0to opponents of radical schools of thought, but may not play ball on Netanyahu\u2019s outreach, as it could pose difficult geopolitical constraints to New Delhi\u2019s Arab partnerships.<\/p>\n India has\u00a0enjoyed warm ties with many Gulf nations but has\u00a0had traditionally lukewarm links with Israel. New Delhi recognized Israel in 1950, but it took more than four decades to establish full diplomatic\u00a0relations \u2013 in 1992.<\/p>\n It was during Modi\u2019s first visit to Israel in 2017 that ties began to warm up between New Delhi and West Jerusalem. The relationship was then given an upgrade to a strategic partnership.<\/p>\nBalancing act<\/strong><\/h2>\n