Indian government has taken a bolden step to strengthen their ties in educational researches. Indian universities are strengthening their ties with Middle East universities despite UK and US backing out from rendering involvements of any sort with either of the two countries, Gaza and Israel, in the Middle East.
Notwithstanding, Israel and India have signed a joint pact, which would see them deepen their researches in robotic studies, defense, and other related studies.
The partnerships, some publicly announced, have fuelled speculation that Israel is engineering closer ties with Indian universities - especially in the sciences - to build not only new hubs of defence and technology research for its armed forces but also as a means of exerting influence on Indian academia.
According to an MEE tally, there have been more than a dozen meetings, workshops and agreements signed between Indian universities and Israeli universities and weapons companies since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found it was plausible Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.
Experts and analysts told MEE that the agreements could be part of an attempt by Israel to lean into India's university system to feed its growing appetite for military hardware and technological development, as well as diversify its partnerships at a time when several universities are being urged to boycott and divest from Israel and its war.