{"id":24057,"date":"2026-02-24T15:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/defapress_en\/71845014949246788744\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:02:24","slug":"71845014949246788744","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/defapress_en\/71845014949246788744\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shift in India&#8217;s Foreign Policy: From Gandhi to Modi&#8217;s Embrace of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udca0 The Shift in India&#8217;s Foreign Policy: From Gandhi to Modi&#8217;s Embrace of Israel<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd36 Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, is set to make his second visit to Tel Aviv, a trip that solidifies a significant shift in New Delhi&#8217;s foreign policy and marks a departure from its longstanding support for Palestine. This transformation follows the tragic events in Gaza and illustrates a new alignment in India&#8217;s diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n<p>Modi has frequently referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his &#8216;dear friend,&#8217; despite the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in late 2024 on charges of genocide in Gaza. This relationship raises questions about ethical considerations in international diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Indian diplomats and officials justify this pivot towards Israel as a &#8216;pragmatic approach.&#8217; They argue that Israel&#8217;s advanced expertise in technology and military affairs presents numerous opportunities that India cannot afford to overlook. This perspective underscores a strategic realignment in India&#8217;s global partnerships.In September of the previous year India and Israel signed a bilateral investment treaty and are nearing the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement. This growing economic collaboration signals a deepening of ties that could reshape regional dynamics and influence geopolitical strategies in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u270d Defa-e-Moghaddas<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0e Occupied Palestine News<br \/>\n@ghodsnama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, is set to make his second visit to Tel Aviv, a trip that solidifies a significant shift in New Delhi&#8217;s foreign policy and marks a departure from its longstanding support for Palestine. This transformation follows the tragic events in Gaza and illustrates a new alignment in India&#8217;s diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n<p>Modi has frequently referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his &#8216;dear friend,&#8217; despite the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in late 2024 on charges of genocide in Gaza. This relationship raises questions about ethical considerations in international diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Indian diplomats and officials justify this pivot towards Israel as a &#8216;pragmatic approach.&#8217; They argue that Israel&#8217;s advanced expertise in technology and military affairs presents numerous opportunities that India cannot afford to overlook. This perspective underscores a strategic realignment in India&#8217;s global partnerships.In September of the previous year India and Israel signed a bilateral investment treaty and are nearing the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement. This growing economic collaboration signals a deepening of ties that could reshape regional dynamics and influence geopolitical strategies in the years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":611,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-palestine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/611"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24057\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}