The recent escalation followed a deadly attack on 22 April, in Pahalgam, a town in Indian-administered Kashmir. Twenty-six tourists, mostly Hindus, were killed.
The Resistance Front, an insurgent militia, initially claimed responsibility, then retracted the statement, saying that its account on a digital platform had been hacked.
India blamed Pakistan and promised retribution. Pakistan denied involvement in the attack and called for an international investigation. Days later, India launched Operation Sindoor, a wave of air strikes, describing them as “non-escalatory” in nature.
Many of the drones used in the operation were Israeli-made. Among the systems deployed was the Harop, a “suicide drone” developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Designed to hover above a target area before diving for impact, the Harop carries a 10-kilogram warhead and can remain airborne for nearly six hours.
Since acquiring the Harop, India has increasingly relied on it. Oshrit Birvadker, a fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, told The Times of Israel that India’s use of Harop drones reflects “Israel’s growing footprint in Indian defense.”
India and Ukraine are the world’s two largest arms importers.
Over recent years, India has become Israel’s most dependable buyer. Between 2001 and 2021, India imported $4.2 billion worth of Israeli arms. India’s support for Israel has also grown during the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
In May 2024, Spain denied docking rights to the Marianne Danica ship carrying 27 tonnes of explosives bound for Haifa, a port city in Israel. The cargo had originated in Chennai, India. The incident underlined India’s role not just as a buyer but also as a supplier of arms.
Misinformation? Did the Israeli Harop drones fired by India come out of thin air?
didn’t you just say yourself in the post, that India buys weapons from Israel, they simply got it from israel. What’s surprising in that??
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what’s the point of this post?
To bring awareness of BJP partnership with Israel.
where do you suggest India to buy weapons from? what genius alternatives you got?
and first, make a list of allies of India, which helped india in hard times
India is already buying a ton of weapons from the US. They have no need to stoop this low.
Not sure what “hard times” you are talking about. Do you believe Israel is India’s best friend or something?
first, you don’t sell weapons if you’re not close allies with that country(it’s not your drug/arms dealer that’ll give you weapons in exchange for money, it ain’t that simple)
You don’t ruin international connections with a country just cause of emotions, politics don’t care about emotions. Everything is very strategic. What solid reason you have that India should cut ties with Israel? Palestine attacked Israel, they have all the right to eliminate their enemies, if your country is in a war, civilians will face difficulties, it’s inevitable.
and if something wrong is happening there, then it’s upto the higher authority to decide, like UN, NATO all other great powers of the world, it doesn’t fall upon the shoulder of India to take action against it.
And there we go. Hardcore Zionist.
Yeah I wonder why people would be mad at financially supporting genocide by buying literally the same weapons they committed genocide with. Impossible to please these woke betas these days.