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Article: Israel and India partner up.(India to purchase arms from Israel)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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WHEN THREE INDIAN WARSHIPS SAILED, into Israel's Red Sea port of Eilat last March, it wasn't a signal of increasing tensions, but of friendship and evolving ties between the two countries. The frigate, tanker, and destroyer were on India's second naval goodwill mission to Israel.
But is the warmth genuine? India and Israel share enough common ground to merit cooperation. Both are dealing with domestic terrorism and vocal separatist movements, and both have de facto nuclear status. But what really draws them together is that each has something the other wants. India is determined to modernize its armed forces, and Israel is ready to jump at such a lucrative ...