India-Israel Defence Relations
The discussions between the Indian defense officials and Tel Aviv were brief and measured this year when the latter came to Israel. There were no dramatic pronouncements, instead, the orderly talks about missiles, drones, and sharing of technologies were held and this is the essence of the India and Israel defense relationship- stable, practical, with more and more relevance. Israel has moved on to be one of the most reliable defense allies of India over the last 20 years. What was originally seen as a small-scale procurement, in emergency security situations, has been changing to long-term collaboration on a number of areas. One of them is the Barak -8 air-defense system that was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization of India and the Israeli Aerospace Industries. This system increases the ability of India to deal with the threat of aerospace and is a sign of the shift between imports and cooperation in growth. Outside the air defense, Israel has also provided ...