Bholanath
Jedi
There has been a lot going on in the past few years in India, now that the "world's largest democracy" (sic) is a "partner in the 'war on terror' (sic)".
From The case against collaboration between India and Israel
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=10862
"In the first three decades after independence, successive governments sought to project India as a country dedicated to decolonization. This posture offered the basis for the principled foreign policy of the Nehruvian state which drew its own legitimacy from the tumultuous anti-colonial struggle that brought about independence for the subcontinent in the late 1940s. Israel was reluctantly recognized as a state only as late as 1950, and no formal ties were established for almost four decades, in tacit recognition of the rights of Palestinians brutally dispersed to facilitate Israel's creation. In 1975 India voted at the United Nations in favor of the resolution equating the ideology of Zionism with racism. India was also the first non-Arab state to recognize the PLO, welcoming a Palestinian embassy in New Delhi by 1988. In early 1992, anticipating the rapidly changing situation following the end of the cold war, and in the context of efforts by some Arab states to renegotiate relations with Israel (at the behest of the U.S.), another Congress government decided to establish formal ties with the state of Israel."
".....the pattern of relationships developed by India's political elites with the Israeli state and military over the period of the last decade.... Business Week reported in 2005 that India became Israel's largest importer of weapons the previous year, accounting for about half of the $3.6 billion worth of weapons exported by that country."
"Israel has a sordid history of supplying weapons and training to notorious dictatorships including South Africa's apartheid regime, Nicaragua's Somoza, Pinochet in Chile, Marcos in the Philippines, Duvalier in Haiti, Mobutu in Zaire, dictatorships in Guatemala, Argentina, and scores of other African, Asian and South American countries where unpopular regimes utilized Israeli weapons, training and advice to ruthlessly suppress their populations through the 1970s and 80s."
(This was widely discussed in Indian journalism during the period. India had some of the best journalists in the world and a fairly free press. Now, in India, 'world news' is usually Paris and Britney daily items.)
But 'weapons' are not the only aspect of this 'new bonhomie'.
"August 14, 2001: "Israeli intelligence agencies have been intensifying their relations with India security apparatus and are now understood to be heavily involved in helping New Delhi combat Islamic militants in the disputed province of Kashmir." Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, August 14, 2001"
And from India and Israel: Dawn of a New Era
http://www.westerndefense.org/bulletins/Dec-01.htm :
"In the recent past, India has shown much interest in Israel's internal security technology, equipment and methods to meet the threat of cross-border terrorism in Kashmir, the insurgencies in northeastern states, and the challenge posed by the "naxalites" (extreme leftist groups which advocate Maoist methods to eliminate the class differences [like, poor dispossessed farmers, other victims of multi-nationals] ) in many states.
The visit of Indian Internal Security (Home) Minister L. K. Advani [right-wing Hindu fascist] to Israel (May 2000) was a major step towards strengthening the Indo-Israeli cooperation in this area. It is significant that Advani was given access to the Mossad's offices to obtain an insight how the agency works. During this visit, Israel agreed to provide India with modern security equipment, as well as training.
Against this background, military intelligence reports claim that Israel has been given a contract to fence off the areas in the disturbed Kashmir region and is probably the only foreign country that has access to the sensitive installations in this border-state. Israeli anti-terrorism experts are training their Indian counterparts in checking infiltration along the borders, tracking movements of militants within the country, detecting explosives, defusing bombs and the use of many other devices and tactics developed by Israel."
"By fighting the menace of terrorism together, the two countries can enhance peace and security in the Middle East and South Asia. It was against this background that India and Israel have set up a Joint Working Group for combating international terrorism (together with the United Kingdom and France) and are closely cooperating at various international forums to fight this threat."
From Mumbai Bomb Blasts – Intelligence And Counter-Intelligence
http://www.countercurrents.org/ipk-saba031006.htm
".....1998 can really be considered as the revolutionary year in the history of the Indian intelligence. In this year the Mossad transferred to India the most sophisticated intelligence techniques to penetrate deep into religious/ separatist groups."
"Followed by these developments the Israeli intelligence agencies opened offices in New Delhi on the lines of United States FBI."
-Just a little bit of "context" for y'all.
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Trust no one who doesn't have a life that is an open book.... -LK-J
From The case against collaboration between India and Israel
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=10862
"In the first three decades after independence, successive governments sought to project India as a country dedicated to decolonization. This posture offered the basis for the principled foreign policy of the Nehruvian state which drew its own legitimacy from the tumultuous anti-colonial struggle that brought about independence for the subcontinent in the late 1940s. Israel was reluctantly recognized as a state only as late as 1950, and no formal ties were established for almost four decades, in tacit recognition of the rights of Palestinians brutally dispersed to facilitate Israel's creation. In 1975 India voted at the United Nations in favor of the resolution equating the ideology of Zionism with racism. India was also the first non-Arab state to recognize the PLO, welcoming a Palestinian embassy in New Delhi by 1988. In early 1992, anticipating the rapidly changing situation following the end of the cold war, and in the context of efforts by some Arab states to renegotiate relations with Israel (at the behest of the U.S.), another Congress government decided to establish formal ties with the state of Israel."
".....the pattern of relationships developed by India's political elites with the Israeli state and military over the period of the last decade.... Business Week reported in 2005 that India became Israel's largest importer of weapons the previous year, accounting for about half of the $3.6 billion worth of weapons exported by that country."
"Israel has a sordid history of supplying weapons and training to notorious dictatorships including South Africa's apartheid regime, Nicaragua's Somoza, Pinochet in Chile, Marcos in the Philippines, Duvalier in Haiti, Mobutu in Zaire, dictatorships in Guatemala, Argentina, and scores of other African, Asian and South American countries where unpopular regimes utilized Israeli weapons, training and advice to ruthlessly suppress their populations through the 1970s and 80s."
(This was widely discussed in Indian journalism during the period. India had some of the best journalists in the world and a fairly free press. Now, in India, 'world news' is usually Paris and Britney daily items.)
But 'weapons' are not the only aspect of this 'new bonhomie'.
"August 14, 2001: "Israeli intelligence agencies have been intensifying their relations with India security apparatus and are now understood to be heavily involved in helping New Delhi combat Islamic militants in the disputed province of Kashmir." Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, August 14, 2001"
And from India and Israel: Dawn of a New Era
http://www.westerndefense.org/bulletins/Dec-01.htm :
"In the recent past, India has shown much interest in Israel's internal security technology, equipment and methods to meet the threat of cross-border terrorism in Kashmir, the insurgencies in northeastern states, and the challenge posed by the "naxalites" (extreme leftist groups which advocate Maoist methods to eliminate the class differences [like, poor dispossessed farmers, other victims of multi-nationals] ) in many states.
The visit of Indian Internal Security (Home) Minister L. K. Advani [right-wing Hindu fascist] to Israel (May 2000) was a major step towards strengthening the Indo-Israeli cooperation in this area. It is significant that Advani was given access to the Mossad's offices to obtain an insight how the agency works. During this visit, Israel agreed to provide India with modern security equipment, as well as training.
Against this background, military intelligence reports claim that Israel has been given a contract to fence off the areas in the disturbed Kashmir region and is probably the only foreign country that has access to the sensitive installations in this border-state. Israeli anti-terrorism experts are training their Indian counterparts in checking infiltration along the borders, tracking movements of militants within the country, detecting explosives, defusing bombs and the use of many other devices and tactics developed by Israel."
"By fighting the menace of terrorism together, the two countries can enhance peace and security in the Middle East and South Asia. It was against this background that India and Israel have set up a Joint Working Group for combating international terrorism (together with the United Kingdom and France) and are closely cooperating at various international forums to fight this threat."
From Mumbai Bomb Blasts – Intelligence And Counter-Intelligence
http://www.countercurrents.org/ipk-saba031006.htm
".....1998 can really be considered as the revolutionary year in the history of the Indian intelligence. In this year the Mossad transferred to India the most sophisticated intelligence techniques to penetrate deep into religious/ separatist groups."
"Followed by these developments the Israeli intelligence agencies opened offices in New Delhi on the lines of United States FBI."
-Just a little bit of "context" for y'all.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Trust no one who doesn't have a life that is an open book.... -LK-J