India officially recognised Israel as a nation in 1950. However, India's formal diplomatic relations with Israel were established in 1992. At present, the two countries have strong economic, military and strategic ties.
Israel is a major producer of state of the art defense equipment. Israel is currently one of the major arms exporting countries to India. India has purchased unmanned aircraft, Barak missile, Falcon AWACS early warning system, Spike anti-tank missile, Heron drone and other state-of-the-art military equipment from Israel.
Israel has emerged as a trusted ally in dealing with military matters and India's security challenges. Israel was among thefew countries, including France and Russia, that did not oppose the 1998 Pokhran 11 nuclear tests.
Israel continues to face the challenges of terrorism from its neighboring countries. In such a situation, he did counter-terrorism training. Urban warfare and military and intelligence gathering A solid structure has been put in place. India is a country affected by cross border terrorism. In such a situation, Israel can play an important role in developing an effective capacity to deal with terrorism.
Israel is a country nurturing an innovative culture. It has achieved unprecedented success in water management, agriculture on barren-sandy land, manufacturing of electronics, information technology, bio-technology, pharmaceuticals and space technology development. With Israel's cooperation in these areas, India can benefit from Israel's experiences in its Make in India, skill development, Start-up-India and doubling farm income programs.
India is the largest importer of defense equipment in the world. Israel ranks second among its suppliers after Russia
Israel has supplied Barak missile and Falcon airborne alerting system to India. This has given India the capability of AWACS system.
India has invited Israel's defense companies for joint production in 'Make in India' as there are good investment opportunities for Israel in the field of defense production in India.
Investment in defense production in India will benefit domestic manufacturing ,reduce dependence on state-owned ordnance
