The India-Israel Defence and Security Partnership At 30

Defence and security cooperation have been the mainstays of the India-Israel strategic engagement. The Monograph places in perspective these aspects of the relationship, three decades into the establishment of full diplomatic ties. The study notes that India is taking a series of measures to enhance domestic procurement and defence indigenization. These measures aim to cumulatively reduce the volume and quantum of the country’s defence imports. Strategic partners like Israel will be expected to continue to work more closely with the domestic defence industry to fulfill the critical requirements of India’s armed forces.

About the Author

Dr. S. Samuel C. Rajiv is Associate Fellow in the Defence Economics and Industry Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). He has published on issues related to India’s foreign and security policies in Strategic Analysis, Foreign Policy, Business Standard, The Jerusalem Post, among other publications. Rajiv is a recipient of the President MP-IDSA’s Award for Excellence for Young Scholars in 2013, 2014 and 2017, and is a member of the institute’s website editorial team, since 2016. He earned his PhD from the School of International Studies, JNU, in 2021.