How Israel, Once A Non-State Nation, Became One of India’s Closest Strategic Partners

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Mahatma Gandhi was sympathetic to the Jews and the atrocities happening to them, but he never favoured their forced settlement in an area that was already home to the Arabs. India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru followed the same belief as Mahatma Gandhi. When the United Nations was going to vote on Palestine and Israel’s statehood in 1947, Israel was looking for India’s support during the voting process and even approached Albert Einstein to convince the Indian Prime Minister. Nehru said no to it and voted against the UNGA resolution on the partition of Palestine on November 29, 1947. ALSO...