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By Ari Yashar

10/24/2014

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Binyamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi

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India is currently the largest buyer of Israeli defense hardware, and Israel's military delegation to India is second only in size to its delegation to America. The two countries also have a Joint Working group on counter-terrorism, with bilateral ties flourishing under India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Netanyahu and Modi met in New York last month, where he told him "we are excited about the possibilities of stronger ties with India, and the sky is the limit."

The statement came the same month that Modi approved the purchase of 262 Israeli-made Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles, in a $144 million deal that will arm India's 14 battleships over the course of five years.

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India has been actively buying Israeli weapons; last year it approved the purchase of 15 Heron drones.

The two countries are also involved in joint military projects, with Israel developing the Barak 8 advanced missile in cooperation with India, further pointing to the strong military ties.

Reportedly [israel] is also looking to sell its Iron Dome anti-missile defense system to India as well, as India is interested in using the system to defend its key assets.

As defense ties with America continue to grow tense, as highlighted in Operation Protective Edge when US President Barack Obama froze the routine transfer of Hellfire missiles to Israel and ordered scrutiny on future shipments, Israel continues to show signs of developing Asian allies such as India, China and Japan.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/186542

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It's interesting to note how much Israeli hardware Turkey uses. ;)

Israeli military hardware is reliable, effective and likely battle-tested, always a good selling point. Nations around the world pay attention to that sort of thing. India wants to become a major military player and has few qualms about who it buys equipment from. It just wants equipment that works reliably, which is why it's getting away from Russian carp.

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