India has yet to fully figure out how its people will react to Israel’s international shenanigans. The event of the banning of an Israeli defence supplier firm on corruption charges is still fresh. India’s Muslims hardly tolerate Congress overtures to Israel and US. If Congress has to improve its chances in coming 2014 general elections, it will need massive Muslim vote switch in its favour. And that cannot come about if Israelis are so routinely welcomed, especially on the touchy subject of defence. Nobody in India wants to be subservient to Israel for its defence requirement. That asking price for such development will be too costly for Congress.
Ghulam Muhammed
Mumbai, M.S