- normalization and after 321
- Kumaraswamy, “Indo- Israeli Military Ties Enter Next Stage.”
- Among others, see Ghosh, “The Dubious New Alliance”; Cherian, “A Breach
of Trust”; and “Firm Up Support to Palestine,” editorial, The Hindu (May
26, 2005). - In November 1995, Finance Minister Manmohan Singh represented India
at Rabin’s funeral. - In his previous role as scientifi c adviser to the defense minister, Kalam had
visited Israel in 1996. Some suggest that he visited Israel just prior to the
May 1998 nuclear tests. - The fi nal decision was further delayed by bureaucratic procrastination; the
fi rst attaché did not arrive until early 1997. - For example, during their offi cial visits to Israel in the summer of 2000,
both Home Minister L. K. Advani and Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh met
Arafat. Israel, which opposed similar moves by other foreign leaders, was
accommodating of the Indian requests. - During his meeting with the Israeli diplomat Gideon Rafael in New Delhi
in 1961, Nehru “paid a few friendly compliments to Israel’s technological
and scientifi c progress and its impressive work of technical assistance. He
agreed that India and Israel should intensify their cooperation in these
fi elds, commending the success of Israel’s experts in the development of
water resources in the [Rajasthan] desert.” Rafael, Destination Peace, 90. - Pasha, India and OIC, 44.
- According to Rubinoff , “Normalization of India- Israel Relations,” 487, nor-
malization was Rao’s symbolic gesture “to distinguish its foreign policy
from previous administrations.” - Dixit, My South Block Years; Aiyar, “Chutzpah.”
- India Today (June 26, 2000).
- His team included Home Secretary Kamal Pande, Central Bureau of Intel-
ligence (CBI) Chief B. K. Raghavan, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Shya-
mal Dutta, Border Security Force (BSF) Director- General E. N. Rammohan,
and Joint Secretary (Home) Vinay Kumar. - Karat, “The Bush- Sharon Axis of Evil.”
- Among others, see Cherian, “India’s Changing Stand”; and Cherian, “A
Breach of Trust.” - Srinivasan, “India- Israel Tango Gains Pace.”
- For a dated discussion, see Kumaraswamy, India and Israel.
- Lavoy, “India in 2006,” 120.
- Withington, “Israel and India Partner Up,” 18– 19.
- The Hindu (August 16, 2001).
- “Nod for Missile Venture with Israel,” The Hindu (July 13, 2007).
- Rajya Sabha, Unstarred Questions 4481 (May 16, 2007), http:// 164 .100 .24
.219/ rsq/ quest .asp ?qref = 126094. - For example, see Inbar, The Israeli- Turkish Entente, 40.
- For an illuminating overall discussion, see Mohan, Crossing the Rubicon. On
the nuclear question, see Mohan, Impossible Allies.
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