Israel, an all-weather ally of India, immediately backed New Delhi not directly amid the continuing Lakshadweep vs Maldives row. The Israeli embassy in India immediately stated that it’ll begin a key mission on the archipelago tomorrow. Israel is the primary overseas nation to help India’s bid to advertise tourism within the Lakshadweep islands.
“We have been in Lakshadweep final yr upon the federal authorities’s request to provoke the desalination program. Israel is able to begin engaged on this mission tomorrow,” stated the embassy.
It additional requested folks to go to the ‘enchanting’ island. “For many who are but to witness the pristine and majestic underwater fantastic thing about the Lakshadweep Islands, listed below are a number of photos displaying this island’s enchanting attract,” stated the embassy.
We have been in #Lakshadweep final yr upon the federal authorities’s request to provoke the desalination program.
Israel is able to begin engaged on this mission tomorrow.
For many who are but to witness the pristine and majestic underwater fantastic thing about #lakshadweepislands, right here… pic.twitter.com/bmfDWdFMEq
— Israel in India (@IsraelinIndia) January 8, 2024
It could be famous that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had paid a go to to Israel in 2017 the place he had witnessed an indication of sea water purification know-how pioneered by Israel at a water desalination unit on Olga Seaside in Haifa. Through the go to, PM Modi together with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu reached a deal to have related desalination know-how in India, particularly for UTs like Andaman and Lakshadweep. This know-how will assist present clear ingesting water to the Island.
By backing India, Israel has proven that it’ll stand by New Delhi in any state of affairs. Notably, India was among the many first nations to help Israel after the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror assault.
Three ministers of Maldives’ pro-China authorities made disparaging remarks in opposition to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After this, India raised the matter with Maldives and even summoned the Maldives’ ambassador to lodge its formal protest. On January 2, PM Modi visited the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and shared a number of photos, together with an ‘exhilarating expertise’ of him attempting his hand at snorkelling.
