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Israel emerges as an 'important partner' for India: Sarna

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9 Jan, 2012, 1235 hrs IST, PTI

JERUSALEM: Terming Israel as an
"important partner", India's top
diplomat here counts counter-terrorism, multi-billion dollar defence
arena, agriculture, water and energy
as sectors that will see growing
cooperation between the two countries
in the coming years.
"There are several sectors in which
India and Israel will be working
together, are working together and
which are critical for both the
economies," Indian Ambassador to
Israel Navtej Sarna said here as the
two countries celebrate 20 years of
diplomatic relations this year.
Though, diplomatic relations between
Tel Aviv and New Delhi was set up
only in 1992, the ties between the
two have grown on a very fast pace.
From a mere $200 million bilateral
trade in 1992, it has grown to about $
5 billion last year. Not only that, the
bilateral defence trade stands at
approximately about $9 billion and is
growing at a very fast pace.
Tel Aviv has emerged as the second
biggest defence supplier to New Delhi
after Russia. From a buyer-seller
relationship, both India and Israel are
now trying to branch out to joint
research and development initiatives.
Both the countries are in discussion on
a Free Trade Agreement and official
believe that once it is signed, trade
figures will see an exponential jump.
"We are in the business of making
partnership with large number of
countries which help us to actualize
potential of our people and enable us
to grow at the rate we are growing or
even faster," Sarna said.
"In that sense Israel is an important
partner, is a source of excellent
technology for us," he said.
 
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Long Live our friendship
 
No doubt Israel is one of our most important defence partner, they helped us during kargil war but we have to take our relation much beyond that. We should encourage more Israelis to visit India, increase people to people contact by organising cultural exchange programs.
 
Israel’s timely
help with defense equipment during
the Kargil war with Pakistan is
appreciated in India, and Israel has
emerged as India’s second largest
supplier of defense equipment.
In
recent years India has bought
sophisticated defense equipment from
Israel including the Phalcon AWACS,
Barak missiles and anti-missile air
defense systems fighter & helicopter
upgrades etc. India and Israel also
have cooperated in fighting terrorism.

India-Israel relations: A mutually be... JPost - Opinion - Op-Eds

---------- Post added at 04:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:13 PM ----------

Yeah most probably it's India but what's the point in hiding the buyer's name
that's what i thought. it makes no sense.
 
Yeah most probably it's India but what's the point in hiding the buyer's name

dude many of the technology israel shares with india are highly classified and its better it stays that way....not all india-israel defence acquisitions are known..only a part is known to general public....
 
dude many of the technology israel shares with india are highly classified and its better it stays that way....not all india-israel defence acquisitions are known..only a part is known to general public....

It's silly. Do you really think the people whose job it is to know these things will be deterred because the press release didn't mention the buyer?
 
Israel is a great country, They have many HI-tech, They also can get the advanced American weapon, and sophisticated component, It is a chance to touch the world class weapon, Take advantage of it!!!
 
Israel is a great country, They have many HI-tech, They also can get the advanced American weapon, and sophisticated component, It is a chance to touch the world class weapon, Take advantage of it!!!

Yes, A friend in need is the friend indeed! Israel... We won't forget your help in 1999.... Sorry we failed to notice you before 1992! Surely a big mistake!
 
Israel’s timely
help with defense equipment during
the Kargil war with Pakistan is
appreciated in India, and Israel has
emerged as India’s second largest
supplier of defense equipment.
In
recent years India has bought
sophisticated defense equipment from
Israel including the Phalcon AWACS,
Barak missiles and anti-missile air
defense systems fighter & helicopter
upgrades etc. India and Israel also
have cooperated in fighting terrorism.

India-Israel relations: A mutually be... JPost - Opinion - Op-Eds

---------- Post added at 04:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:13 PM ----------


that's what i thought. it makes no sense.


its india who might have told them to hide the name isarael always think that india dont come out in open in relation with them ...
 

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