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Middle East Review of International Affairs
India-Israel Partnership: Convergence and Constraints
by Harsh V. Pant
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Abstract
There has been a steady strengthening of India's relationship with Israel ever since India established full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992, despite Indian attempts to keep this flourishing bilateral relationship out of public view. A flourishing Indo-Israeli relationship has the potential to make a significant impact on global politics by altering the balance of power, not only in South Asia and the Middle East, but also in the larger Asian region, which has been in a state of flux in recent times. However, notwithstanding the convergence of interests on a range of issues between India and Israel, this bilateral relationship will have to be carefully managed because of a host of constraints which circumscribe this relationship. This study examines those factors which are bringing the two nations increasingly closer and the constraints that might make it difficult for this relationship to achieve its full potential.
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Note *: Harsh V. Pant is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana (United States). His research interests include international security issues and South Asian security.