Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Should India Reconsider Its Defence Ties With Israel?
India and Israel have been trading military gear for many years.
A report says India sent 2,596 shipments of weapons to Israel after the Gaza war started.
Israel is India's fourth biggest weapons buyer after Russia, the U.S. and France.
India also makes some of those weapons in its own factories.
Even though some people in India and other countries are upset, the government thinks the partnership is still useful for security.
Amnesty International reports India sent 2,596 shipments of military equipment to Israel since the Gaza war.
India’s defence relationship with Israel began in 1999 during the Kargil War and has grown steadily.
Israel is India’s fourth‑largest weapons supplier after Russia, the U.S. and France.
Under Modi’s Make in India, Israeli firms have set up joint ventures and local manufacturing in India.
The partnership may face diplomatic scrutiny but is unlikely to end abruptly.
- Who
- India and Israel
- What
- India has shipped military equipment to Israel
- When
- Since the outbreak of the Gaza war
- Where
- India and Israel
- Why
- Strategic defence partnership and need for advanced technology
- Defence shipments to Israel
- 2,596
- India's rank among Israeli defence importers
- largest
- Israel's rank as Indian weapons supplier
- fourth
- Joint ventures under Make in India
- yes
- Primary reason for partnership
- strategic complementarity