India\'s Israel Policy - P. R. Kumaraswamy

Eventually, Bergmann “ascended the dais amid a storm of applause and under a second storm of applause approached the Observer of ...

among the Hindu population, would change in favor of the Zionists. He therefore urged the Zionist leadership to make up for thei ...

multi- religious and multi- cultural co- existence and cooperation in Pales- tine. The Zionists [therefore] were excluded from a ...

part of the Indian delegation to the General Assembly session and, even before the fi nal vote, he registered his disagreement. ...

had nothing to do with the merits of their application would be disas- trous both for the or ga ni za tion’s prestige and author ...

acknowledged Israel’s recognition of their country’s in de pen dence from the Dutch. Pakistan, which had sided with the Arabs du ...

that the country invited was in general agreement with the purposes of the Conference. They had also bear in mind the principle ...

further and decided that “participation in regional conferences or ga nized on the initiative of one country or by an internatio ...

said, “we won’t come without Israel.” We said our position is the same but we have got to carry the Arabs with us. We will do wh ...

indication of their country’s po liti cal isolation.^71 The episode was partly due to the absence of relations between Israel an ...

more than the opinions prevailing at this time among the Asiatic people.”^75 Its isolation in the Middle East did not allow Isra ...

rounds of the London Conference, New Delhi played a signifi cant role in the adoption of Resolution 118 by the UN Security Counc ...

The Suez crisis assumed strategic importance for Israel, because of India’s stance regarding the freedom of navigation. Even whi ...

The Sino- Indian War, 1962 The complexities of India’s Israel policy came to forefront during the Sino- Indian war of 1962. The ...

slow and reluctant. But the absence of formal relations and lack of prog- ress in that direction overshadowed the occasional bon ...

10. The Years of Hardened Hostility, 1964– By the early 1960s, the absence of relations with Israel was well established, and In ...

202 the years of hardened hostility, 1964–1984 who had exerted a moderating infl uence. As the host, Nasser had greater infl uen ...

the years of hardened hostility, 1964–1984 203 The Indira Gandhi Years (1966– 1977) In terms of its longevity and eventfulness, ...

since the early 1950s.^7 Because of fl ight schedules, he made a brief stop- over in New Delhi and stayed overnight in the easte ...

Minister M. C. Chagla outlined the Indian position,^12 which had fi ve im- portant aspects. Each requires a close look. The cre ...