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Vincent James Hooper

May 21, 2025, 9:08 PM

Israel and MENA in India-Pakistan Crisis: Strategic Allies & Tactical Mediators

Israel’s Strategic Stake: From Supplier to Enabler The most striking feature of India’s response to the latest terrorist attack in Kashmir has been its use of Israeli-manufactured Harop loitering munitions, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. These "kamikaze drones" were reportedly...

May 14, 2025, 9:49 PM

In the Shadows of Terror: Strengthening the India–Israel Security Partnership

From Pahalgam to Re’im, the striking parallels in terrorist attacks demand a bold, coordinated security response between two democracies under siege. Israel and India, though separated by nearly 4,000 kilometers, face a shared affliction: cross-border terrorism aimed at undermining their...

Ratnadeep Chakraborty

May 13, 2025, 1:08 AM

Playing Dead: The Common Tactic of Hamas and Pakistan’s Army

In the animal kingdom, there’s a peculiar creature called the opossum. It’s not particularly strong, fast, or armed with sharp claws. Yet, it survives. The opossum has developed one of the most unusual defense mechanisms known in nature: when...

May 13, 2025, 1:01 AM

The Israel factor in India-Pakistan crisis

As India and Pakistan, two nuclear rivals, agreed on a US-brokered ceasefire after going to nearly a full-fledged war in the build-up of tensions that spiked after an attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir on April 22, an outlier emerged during...

Ratnadeep Chakraborty

May 6, 2025, 12:46 PM

What Starts in Israel Doesn’t End in Israel: A Lesson for India

Site of Pahalgam Terror Attack
(Photo Credit: ANI)

On April 22, 2025, a gruesome terrorist attack targeting innocent civilians took place in Baisaran Valley, Kashmir, India, roughly seven kilometres from the scenic town of Pahalgam. At least 26 people were killed for their faith, specifically singled out...

Dor Shabashewitz

Apr 30, 2025, 5:30 PM

Chapchar Kut, the spring festival of the Bnei Menashe

Bnei Menashe community members singing in Mizo at Chapchar Kut in Kiryat Arba (Photo: Dor Shabashewitz)

Chapchar Kut, the spring festival of the Mizo people, is little known outside Northeast India where most Mizos live. Perhaps surprisingly to some, it is also celebrated in Israel. This year, my wife Ana and I had the privilege...

Apr 25, 2025, 7:36 PM

From the Otef to Kashmir

Houseboats on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo free over Unsplash by Isa Macouzet)

I write this from my study in suburban America, yet the pain that reached me this late April felt as close as my own heartbeat. That afternoon, 26 tourists—25 Indian Hindus and one Nepali guide—climbed a winding road into...

Apr 10, 2025, 5:41 AM

The Israel-India line is strengthened by ideology and technology

Since 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been in power in India, and their political vision shows significant similarities with that of Israel. For example, parallels between them can be drawn from Hindu nationalism, which is known as...

Apr 1, 2025, 3:03 PM

A Tale of Two Ports: Colombo and Thessaloniki

During recent separate meetings with Indian and Sri Lankan foreign policy experts in Washington, DC, two geographically distant ports – Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Thessaloniki, Greece – were emphasized. Independently and together, they serve as strategic junctions in the...

Sergio Restelli

Feb 25, 2025, 1:00 AM

Israel may benefit from MbZ’s visit to Italy

The recent state visit of United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Italy has marked a pivotal moment in the diplomatic and economic relations between the two nations. During discussions with Italian Prime Minister...

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