PNN – A Zionist analyst wrote that the Prime Minister of India visit to occupied Palestine will elevate bilateral relations to the level of a “special strategic relationship.” This would include deep security cooperation, India’s access to classified information, and even the provision of weapons to Israel in time of war.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Itamar Eichner, a political analyst for the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, wrote in a report on today’s visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to occupied Palestine that the visit will be a turning point in relations between New Delhi and Tel Aviv, taking the two sides to an unprecedented level of “special strategic relations.”
According to the report, Modi will arrive in occupied Palestine (Wednesday), address the Knesset, and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog of the Zionist regime.
The two sides are scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in various fields, especially security issues. One of the key provisions of the agreement is the creation of a confidentiality mechanism that allows India to access classified information such as Israeli air defense systems, especially the Israeli laser air defense system called “Iron Beam”; Modi had previously announced this mission as the main pillar of India’s missile defense.
A senior political source told Yedioth Aharonot that the new mechanism would increase the flexibility of the Israeli security apparatus and allow both sides to rely on each other in sensitive situations.
According to the source, if Israel faces an arms embargo similar to the Gaza war during the tenure of former US President Joe Biden, it could rely on India to supply weapons.
In addition to security cooperation, Israel and India will sign a series of new agreements focusing on advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum mechanics, cyber-security, digital infrastructure, and cloud services, Eichner wrote. India has extensive capabilities in these areas and is capable of implementing advanced technologies on a large scale.
Reuven Ezer, Israel’s ambassador to India, described the new phase as a “significant leap” in bilateral relations, saying cooperation would expand not only in the security sector but also in the areas of food, agriculture, water, finance and infrastructure. He stressed that Israel was trying to attract Indian companies to participate in major infrastructure projects such as the Tel Aviv Metro.
Ezer also expressed hope that air routes between the two sides would increase, as currently only Air India covers the short route to Israel. Talks are also underway to establish a new flight route between Arkia and the city of Mumbai.
Also, ahead of Modi’s visit, Israel has approved a plan worth 148 million shekels (about $48 million) to strengthen ties with India. The plan includes areas such as expanding academic and innovation cooperation, strengthening agricultural cooperation, financial cooperation, establishing Israeli centers of excellence in India, developing transportation and energy cooperation, and strengthening film cooperation between Bollywood and Israeli cinema.
Initiatives include the establishment of a high-level political steering committee between the foreign ministers of the two countries (meeting biennially), the opening of ten new centers of excellence in India in the fields of agriculture, water and innovation, increasing the number of Indian students in Israel, and the establishment of a joint center of excellence for cyber-defense. Efforts are also underway to advance a free trade agreement, cooperation in renewable energy, and telemedicine projects in remote areas of India. Some of these projects are subject to funding from India, and full implementation of the plan is also dependent on the approval of the 2026 budget.