{"id":1607,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/identify-the-key-sectors-of-cooperation-between-india-and-israel-upsc-psir-2020-5003\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:45","slug":"identify-the-key-sectors-of-cooperation-between-india-and-israel-upsc-psir-2020-5003","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/identify-the-key-sectors-of-cooperation-between-india-and-israel-upsc-psir-2020-5003\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify the key sectors of cooperation between India and Israel since 2014. Examine their significance in strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> 2014 as inflection <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> discreet, defence-heavy ties turn public and broad-based<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Modi 2017 (first PM) + Netanyahu 2018 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> cooperation widens past arms <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> two democracies \/ knowledge economies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>defence backbone (Barak-8 \/ Spyder \/ Phalcon AWACS \/ Heron <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> largest arms market <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> RAW\u2013Mossad + terrorism convergence post-Oct 2023; <b class=\"pq-sc\">Kumaraswamy<\/b>: defence the real substance) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> agriculture &amp; water developmental face (\u224835 CoEs <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> drip irrigation \/ desalination <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> food-water security) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> technology newest pillar (satellites <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Feb 2026 Special Strategic Partnership <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> AI, cyber) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> trade &amp; connectivity ($200m <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> ~$3.6bn 2024-25, 2nd-largest Asian partner, FTA under negotiation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Haifa Port \/ I2U2 \/ IMEC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>significance real but bounded <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> still defence-heavy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Kanchi Gupta<\/b>: Palestine-statehood commitment holds <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> closeness stops short of alliance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> sectors do separate work (capability + development + innovation + connectivity) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> breadth made ties resilient, steady through Gaza war<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> breadth, not any single deal <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> strengthened ties + anchored India\u2019s autonomy in a volatile West Asia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[88],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1607","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-recent-developments-in-indian-foreign-policy","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5019,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1607\/revisions\/5019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1607"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1607"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1607"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}