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

“We have not made our mark in the world by being cautious. We have made our mark in the world by taking a fi rm stand where just ...

war which would ill- serve the Arab countries.... I drafted a message from the Prime Minister to President Nasser pointing out t ...

from February 1966 till the Force was withdrawn.”^28 The killing of In- dian peacekeepers created a major uproar in parliament. ...

Because it had initiated hostilities, Israel could not escape from criticism over the death of the peacekeepers. At the same tim ...

remained a poignant moment for India and set the tone for the next cri- sis with Israel. Rabat Conference, 1969 On August 21, 19 ...

Apart from domestic considerations, India was worried over the rap- idly changing po liti cal landscape of the Middle East. The ...

(Morocco and Saudi Arabia), Asia (Iran and Malaysia), and Africa (Niger and Somalia) was held in early September. It decided to ...

In the words of Surjit Mansingh: “The fi rst Islamic Summit Confer- ence opened with a hall fi lled with internationally known M ...

Since the mid- 1930s, Indian leaders had explained and justifi ed their support for the Arabs in secular terms (as opposed to t ...

in what was then East Pakistan since March of that year culminated in the secession and formation of Bangladesh in December 1971 ...

our mutual interests.”^65 To put it mildly, India was more understanding of Arab support for Pakistan than the Arab countries we ...

“in its impact on the people in the Middle East suff ering from the conse- quences of Zionist occupation and operation, Zionism ...

opposition parties such as Jan Sangh and the Praja Socialist Party, who were supportive of Israel and were critical of the polic ...

national interests. For making peace with Israel, Egypt paid a po liti cal price: it was excluded, isolated, and eventually expe ...

Since the visit of Israeli Minister Yigal Allon to attend an interna- tional conference in 1965, this was perhaps the fi rst vi ...

Desai apparently suggested ways of settling the Arab- Israeli problem and “shared his ideas and the Israeli reaction with Egypti ...

Sabha elections and returned to power. Dayan’s secret visit became a po liti cal football when assembly elections were held that ...

India hosted the ninth Asian Games in 1982. This event once again highlighted Israel’s misfortunes. Ever since India had hosted ...

11. Prelude to Normalization On January 29, 1992, India became the last major non- Arab and non- Islamic state to establish full ...

prelude to normalization 225 Party to a spectacular victory in the December 1984 Lok Sabha elections. He secured an unpre ce den ...