Are you concerned about US opposition to Israels defence trade with India?
Well, we’re very close friends with the Americans and so far I don’t know of any opposition to our (defence) ties with India. If there was any, I would probably have been told about it. There’s talk of a French-Israeli-Indian axis against Islamic terrorism. But can Israel work independently of the US on such matters? Both India and Israel have so far been fighting terrorism individually. That’s another thing that’s similar between India and Israel: Israel has been calling for an international war against terrorism and so has India. One has to fight it seriously. And I’m sure the Americans will be very willing too since terrorism has also affected them. Democratic countries should get together and fight terrorism with concrete measures. It shouldn’t just be declarations on a piece of paper. Israel has been helping the Sri Lankan government to fight the Tamil Tigers, it’s also helping Indian security forces in Kashmir. Is this only to provide expertise where needed or is there something
