External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has questioned the absence of an Indian ambassador and embassy in Israel until 1992 during a forum in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has questioned the absence of an Indian ambassador and embassy in Israel until 1992 during a forum in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
#WATCH | Hyderabad, Telangana: At the forum for Nationalist Thinkers- Hyderabad Chapter ‘Foreign Policy The India Way: From Diffidence To Confidence’, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, “Just think of a country like Israel… Israel became independent in 1948. From 1948 to 1992, we chose… pic.twitter.com/qzPppBmOUt
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He highlighted the significance of faith in shaping policy decisions, citing India’s delayed establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel despite officially recognizing the country in 1950.
“Think of a country like Israel, people speak today, saying everybody is the same and we should not bring faith into any discussion. Israel became independent in 1948; from 1948 to 1992, we choose not to have an Ambassador and an Embassy in Israel. Why? From 1992, we had an Embassy; from 1992 to 2017, when PM Modi went to Israel, no PM of India ever went to Israel,” the minister said at the forum for Nationalist Thinkers- Hyderabad Chapter ‘Foreign Policy The India Way: From Diffidence To Confidence.