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On the Israel-Palestine issue, the Foreign Minister said that while taking decisions, we will keep the big picture in mind, but will also consider our national interest.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today reiterated India's support to a sovereign and independent Palestinian state in Parliament. He said that to end the Israel-Palestine conflict, India continues to support the two-state solution i.e. the decision to create a separate Palestine country.
However, the Foreign Minister also said that the issues of Israeli hostages also cannot be underestimated or ignored.
Defending defense partnership with Israel, Jaishankar said- Israel is a country with which we have a strong record of cooperation in national security. Israel has stood by us even when our national security was in danger.
Jaishankar said, “When we take any decision, we will keep in mind the larger issues, but will also keep in mind the interest of our national security.”
India supports 10 proposals related to Palestine During Question Hour in Parliament, questions were raised about India's distance from all UN resolutions on Gaza. In response to which the Foreign Minister said-
Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict, 13 resolutions related to Palestine were brought to the United Nations General Assembly, of which India voted in support of 10 resolutions and abstained from voting on three resolutions.
Jaishankar was also asked about the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defense chief Yoav Galant and Hamas leader Mohammed Daif, to which he said India is not a member of the ICC.
Eye on India-Israel security cooperation India and Israel have a very old defense relationship. Israel had helped India in the wars with Pakistan and China. This was the period when India was in dire need of weapons. According to the report of media house Haaretz, India is at the top among the countries purchasing Israeli weapons. India's share in Israel's total defense exports between 2019-2023 was 37%.
During the war, India also helped Israel in providing weapons. A report in 'The Wire' has claimed that a deal has been signed between Adani Defense and Aerospace and Israel's Elbit Systems.
Under this, more than 20 Hermes 900 UAVs/drones have been manufactured in India and sent to Israel. Apart from this, many parts of war planes have also been given to Israel. Government-owned Munitions India Limited has agreed to export munitions to Israel in January 2024.
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