How Gaza war sped up India’s shift towards Israel under Modi

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But in September 2025, as the European Union was planning bloc-wide sanctions against him and his fellow far-right colleague Itamar Ben-Gvir that it would eventually announce late that month, Smotrich was welcomed with garlands and a multi-city trip to India.
In New Delhi, he signed a trade deal; in Mumbai, he visi

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But in September 2025, as the European Union was planning bloc-wide sanctions against him and his fellow far-right colleague Itamar Ben-Gvir that it would eventually announce late that month, Smotrich was welcomed with garlands and a multi-city trip to India.
In New Delhi, he signed a trade deal; in Mumbai, he visi

Sources: Al Jazeera