India's foreign policy toward Israel is a subject of deep
dispute. Throughout the twentieth century arguments have raged over
the Palestinian problem and the future of bilateral relations. Yet
no text comprehensively looks at the attitudes and policies of
India toward Israel, especially their development in conjunction
with history.
P. R. Kumaraswamy is the first to account for India's Israel
policy, revealing surprising inconsistencies in positions taken by
the country's leaders, such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru,
and tracing the crackling tensions between its professed values and
realpolitik. Kumaraswamy's findings debunk the belief that India
possesses a homogenous policy toward the Middle East. In fact,
since the early days of independence, many within India have
supported and pursued relations with Israel.
Using material derived from archives in both India and Israel,
Kumaraswamy investigates the factors that have hindered relations
between these two countries despite their numerous commonalities.
He also considers how India destabilized relations, the actions
that were necessary for normalization to occur, and the directions
bilateral relations may take in the future. In his most provocative
argument, Kumaraswamy underscores the disproportionate affect of
anticolonial sentiments and the Muslim minority on shaping Indian
policy.
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