Modi In Israel: A Pernicious Alliance.
The visit was more than symbolic.
At the heart of the strategic alliance is a military and security collaboration with Israel which reinforces the colonial occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people.
The hawkish Ariel Sharon became the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit India in 2003 to strengthen military and counter-terrorism relations.
The joint statement issued by Modi and Netanyahu refers to the “Israel-Palestine” peace process without any mention of the two-state solution.
For Modi, the way the Israelis are tackling the Palestinian resistance in the West Bank and Gaza, can be emulated in Kashmir.
Under the Israeli occupation, the people in the West Bank and Gaza have access to less than 20 per cent of their water resources.
India is one of the biggest sources of sustenance for the Israeli armed forces and the defence industry by buying billions of dollars worth of arms.
The strategic alliance with Israel is part of the rightwing foreign policy shift under the Modi government.
They are both pro-imperialist and proponents of an exclusivist Hindu nationalism which is inimical for democracy and national sovereignty.