PM Modi to visit Israel later this year

[AugenBlick]

Unnecessary mate. Not only is she NOT an AAPTARD by a long shot, but her concerns are genuine.

I am all for bonhomie with Israel, but we really have to be careful not go overboard with it. This entire relationship should be rooted in India's interests.

Let's ask ourselves, does Israel reciprocate this bonhomie back to India? For them, India is just another country which buys its weapons in bulk at a price. There is almost nothing else that India can offer them.

Israel, although they ought to be our natural allies, doesn't always act like one.

Isn't it true that Israel sells critical weapons and radars (and fighter Lavi?) to China as well? Also weren't there some bizarre reports of Israel selling weapons to Pakistan as well?

Isn't it true that Israel charged exorbitant prices for some of their weapons and ammunitions when they realized that India's a$$ was on the line in Kargil? Strategic partners don't do that to one another!

And I don't blame them for taking care of their own interests first. But then, so should we.

Israel is just another country which faces similar problems as India, but it doesn't mean that we have to sacrifice our interests just to accommodate them.

Our motto should be India and Indian interests first, everything else second.

read my replies after that bro.

Not our problem bro.... Israel can do what it wants. As long as their misslies and bullets help the indian jawaan and their drip irrigation helps the indian kissaan.

 

[waz]

Watch your posts please.

 

[AugenBlick]

I am sure they do

funny cartoon bro.....
have a few laughs .... you don't get much opportunities.

 

[waz]

Once again I'll ask nicely, please stay to topic.

 

[jaatram]

Unnecessary mate. Not only is she NOT an AAPTARD by a long shot, but her concerns are genuine.

I am all for bonhomie with Israel, but we really have to be careful not go overboard with it. This entire relationship should be rooted in India's interests.

Let's ask ourselves, does Israel reciprocate this bonhomie back to India? For them, India is just another country which buys its weapons in bulk at a price. There is almost nothing else that India can offer them.

Israel, although they ought to be our natural allies, doesn't always act like one.

Isn't it true that Israel sells critical weapons and radars (and fighter Lavi?) to China as well? Also weren't there some bizarre reports of Israel selling weapons to Pakistan as well?

Isn't it true that Israel charged exorbitant prices for some of their weapons and ammunitions when they realized that India's a$$ was on the line in Kargil? Strategic partners don't do that to one another!

And I don't blame them for taking care of their own interests first. But then, so should we.

Israel is just another country which faces similar problems as India, but it doesn't mean that we have to sacrifice our interests just to accommodate them.

Our motto should be India and Indian interests first, everything else second.

Enough of this pussyfooting, there is a limit to where soft power will take you forward. If you want to be among big boys you have to step up the game.

Every nation look after it's interest, if one wants to depend on "Strategic partners" at the time of wars to dole out freebies you are mistaken.

 

[Winchester]

funny cartoon bro.....
have a few laughs .... you don't get much opportunities.

With hinduvtas swarming this forum believe me i do
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Why was my post deleted

 

[Kaniska]

Good News Indeed. But there will be Counter Balance Act to Satisfy Iran

i do not think so...Iran always looks after its own interests...so do India..By having good relation with Isreal, India is not saying or accepting the stand of Israel only...India stand is very clear about peaceful resolution of Palestine conflict...Other nations has to start allingning based on our interests rather than India to allign always with others..

 

[deckingraj]

I do give in to provocations at times. And this is one of those days.

Don't bother...happens with all of us...

 

[Styx]

Narendra Modi will be first Indian PM to visit Israel and Palestine

Narendra Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to travel to Israel, a visit that will finally bring one of the world's close relationships out of the closet. While dates for the trip are yet to be fixed, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj announced she would visit Israel later this year, along with Palestine and Jordan.

Presenting an annual wrap-up of her ministry's work for the first year, Swaraj also clarified that there was no decision on a cricket series with Pakistan after all and that the Modi government's diplomacy had resulted in 39% growth in FDI pouring into India in the past year.

Modi's visit to Israel is almost a foregone conclusion. There aren't many world leaders he refers to as "my friend", which is a regular prefix he uses for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu was also the only bilateral meeting he had on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last year.

India recognized Israel in 1950 but soon after voted against it in the UN. Diplomatic ties were established by Narasimha Rao's government in 1991, though there had been some unofficial contacts earlier, as in the famous visits by Moshe Dayan.

Jyoti Basu, the communist chief minister of West Bengal, broke ground when he visited Israel. During the Vajpayee years, Jaswant Singh and L K Advani had both visited Israel, but Vajpayee couldn't.

Ariel Sharon was the first Israeli PM to visit India in 2003, but there have been no high-level visits from India since. Former Israeli president Shimon Peres visited India, but in the past decade, while the real relationship progressed quickly, it was only former foreign minister S M Krishna who travelled to Jerusalem.

Swaraj, meanwhile, fielded questions on a perceived "flip-flop" in her government's policy on Pakistan, whether China and India could work on "out-of-the-box" solutions to the boundary dispute, and if she maintained a low profile because Modi had put a gag order on her.

India, she said, had moved away from a "goody-goody" formalized dialogue with China. Acknowledging the difficulties in resolving outstanding issues, she said the PM had told the Chinese leadership they should "reconsider" their positions on some old issues. India conveyed its opposition to the Pak-China economic corridor in New Delhi and Beijing, with even the PM clarifying India's objections to it. The Chinese, she said, have terrorism threats as well, emanating from the same region that threatens India.

Refuting allegations that Modi was travelling abroad too much and neglecting his domestic duties, Sushma laid out the PM's forthcoming travel plans. Apart from Israel, he will also visit Palestine. "As far as my visit is concerned, it will take place this year. I will visit Israel, Palestine and Jordan. As far as the prime minister's visit is concerned, no dates have been finalized. It will take place as per mutually convenient dates," she said.

In October, Modi will travel to Turkey for the G20 summit, and given his penchant for clubbing several countries in the same visit, it's not inconceivable that he could put Israel, Palestine, maybe even Egypt on his itinerary. In July, he will also be the first Indian PM to travel to all the five Central Asian states on his way to Ufa (Russia) for the BRICS summit. Since Malaysia will be hosting the Asean and East Asia Summits this year, expect Modi to travel to Kuala Lumpur, perhaps adding other countries in the region to his travel plans. Swaraj did not mention it but Modi is also scheduled to pay a visit to the UK later this year.

Swaraj herself will be in Iran for a NAM meeting. Foreign secretary S Jaishankar will be travelling to Iran next week, after the Bangladesh summit, as India and Iran pick up the threads of a vibrant relationship which has been fraying at the edges in recent years.

On Pakistan, Swaraj denied any "flip-flops" but said there was no decision on holding an India-Pakistan cricket series. "We decided on three things—peaceful resolution of disputes, bilateral talks (no third party) and no violence. It's a clear policy," she said. There will not be a return to the composite dialogue anytime soon, clearly.

"No decision has been taken. Where has this information come that this (Indo-Pak cricket series) has been decided and that I was not consulted. No decision has been taken," Swaraj said when asked about reports that India will be playing a bilateral series with Pakistan. But she kept all rancour or disappointment with Pakistan out of her remarks, emphasizing instead on Pakistan's helping hand to India. "Despite strained relations, we have extended a helping hand to each other during difficult periods," she said.

Asserting that the Modi government has "achieved a lot", Swaraj said the PM's "proactive" diplomacy had resulted in an increase of 39% in FDI into the country ($28.8 billion) in the past year.
On Afghanistan, she made it clear that India would hold Ashraf Ghani to his promise that he would not allow Afghan territory to be used against it. India, she said, had fulfilled a wish of former president Hamid Karzai by sending a huge Afghan flag and pole to be erected in Kabul (like the one in Connaught Place in New Delhi).

Has Modi placed a gag order on her? "As far as low profile is concerned, this is what goes with my profile. Prime Minister has not imposed any restrictions on anyone so why will he put it on me? But why you feel that I am low profile is because I have become external affairs minister from the position of leader of opposition. In LoP's profile, I had to speak every day. But as foreign minister, my opinion is that I should not speak on domestic issues. Because when the foreign minister speaks, it is not his/her personal opinion or the party's but the country's opinion. Therefore, a foreign minister should not speak... So I decided that the profile I have got, I should not speak and I follow that," she said.

Narendra Modi will be first Indian PM to visit Israel and Palestine - The Times of India

 

[bsruzm]

lol Why .. whats wrong with Israel.

Nothing wrong of course

 

[Levina]

Impression ? Does not India support it ? Forget diplomatically we all know how Israel is close to us.

Yes! It is.
But the fact is that to this day Arirel Sharon was the only PM of Israel to visit India, and none of our PMs have so far visited Israel. What do you think is the reason?

Sorry we are not here to please GCC. We were not aligned since beginning and our friend Russia always came to help us. None of your GCC members helped you when you fought any war. We got shells from Israel when we were in a war. Diplomatically it all look good but for sure India and Indians know about her interest will stand along with Israel.

My GCC members?
If it was about economics then GCC and Iran matters as much as Israel. We need not put all our friendships at stake for a single country.Thats all I meant.
I do know that Israel (like Russia) has been an all weather friend.

TMI ma'am.....

Too much information??? lol
where???

 

[Moon]

Yes! It is.
But the fact is that to this day Arirel Sharon was the only PM of Israel to visit India, and none of our PMs have so far visited Israel. What do you think is the reason?

My GCC members?
If it was about economics then GCC and Iran matters as much as Israel. We need not put all our friendships at stake for a single country.Thats all I meant.
I do know that Israel (like Russia) has been an all weather friend.

Too much information??? lol
where???

Maybe I misinterpret what you said, but I'm not gonna say it because it's too embarrassing.....

 

[kurup]

I wouldn't be that happy but careful.
Though...

Indian PM visiting Israel .

Your opinion has been taken seriously and rejected ....

 

[Levina]

Maybe I misinterpret what you said, but I'm not gonna say it because it's too embarrassing.....

Lol
Yes you have clearly misunderstood my statement. Read that line again and you will know I was talking about the days when I gave in to provocations. I was definitely not talking something personal.

 

[jaatram]

Yes! It is.
But the fact is that to this day Arirel Sharon was the only PM of Israel to visit India, and none of our PMs have so far visited Israel. What do you think is the reason?

My GCC members?
If it was about economics then GCC and Iran matters as much as Israel. We need not put all our friendships at stake for a single country.Thats all I meant.
I do know that Israel (like Russia) has been an all weather friend.

Too much information??? lol
where???

The real Reason? Previous PMs were too concerned about their "SECULAR" tag.

Friendships at stake? Are you serious? It's pure business, we provide what they need and they got what we want. Hard cash is exchanged. These so called "Friends" already know about Indo Israeli defence deals it ain't that hush hush. No offence but this statement wasn't expected of you. Y U keep on relapsing back into Sickularism?