Israel and India established full diplomatic relations on january 29, 1992, several key factors contributed to this: the collapse of the USSR in 1999 and the military escalation whith the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and concerns about islamic fundamentalismin the Middle East and indian subcontinent are also to take into consideration. Establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel also was a step in strengthening relationships
with the United states. The level of co-operation between the two countries was pursued after congress returned to power in 2004. Israel and india share intelligence on "terrorist" groups. They have developed close defense and security ties since establishing diplomatic relations in 1992. Israel is india's second-biggest arms supplier, after Russia. As of 2008,India has bought more than $5 billion worth of israeli equipment since 2002.
India's first prime minister,jawahar lal nehru supp0rted the creati0n 0f israel.
Muslim in india were largely pr0-arab and the c0ngress-let indian g0vernment did n0t want t0 publicly take a pr0-israel stance.
India rec0gnized israel as a nati0n in 1950.
Intelligence and military:
India and israel have increased c00perati0n in military and intelligence ventures since the establishment 0f dipl0matic relati0ns.
While india and israel were 0fficially "rivals" during the c0ld war,the fall 0f the s0viet uni0n and the uprisings in kashmir and palestine have generated a s0lid strategic alliance between them.
India as even launched a military satellite f0r israel thr0ugh its indian space research 0rganizati0n.
During the kargil war 0f 1999, israel pr0vided india with military hardware, including laser-guided b0mbs and unmanned aerial vehicles t0 help it t0 defeat pakistan in kargil
in naval terms israel sees great strategic value in an alliance with the indian navy, given india's dominance fo south asian waters. it would be advantageous to the israeli navy to establish a logistical infrastructure in the indian ocean with the cooperation of the indian navy, since the meditreeanean coast.
