[Ynet] Warming of relations between two nations is unmistakable albeit low-key, as bilateral trade stands in excess of $5 billion and Israel turning into India's top defense supplier.
| One of the reasons why Israel is considerably less concerned about European boycotts than Europe would like. Increasing trade with China is another. |
India made headlines last week when a local newspaper reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recently elected government might stop its near-automatic support for the Paleostinian Authority in the diplomatic arena. Such a move, which at this point is purely speculative, would mark a significant change in India's voting pattern in the UN and could be seen as an attempt to move closer to Israel.
"We should be very careful with this because these are media reports and no diplomats or foreign policy officials have made statements," P.R. Kumaraswamy, a professor of West Asian studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, told The Media Line. "But if that happens, then it'll be the most dramatic event in the last two decades," he said.
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