Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrived in India to discuss security cooperation. Gantz met with his counterpart, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, upon his arrival on Thursday, a day later than originally planned after the opposition in the Knesset refused to agree to offset his absence during votes in the Knesset, a time-honored accommodation under which an opposition lawmaker agrees as a courtesy to abstain from a vote in order to cancel each other out. Gantz was met upon his arrival with an honor guard, after which he and Singh signed a joint declaration marking 30 years of Israel-India relations and reiterated their commitment to deepening defense ties. The two men discussed topics including strategic global challenges, military cooperation, defense industrial cooperation and joint R&D, according to a statement from Gantz’s office. They also discussed partnerships within the Government-to-Government framework, military training, and technological cooperation with a focus on UAVs and defensive capabilities. Gantz also honored fallen troops at the National War Memorial in New Delhi. The visit had been postponed from late March when a visit by Gantz was canceled due to a wave of attacks on Israelis in the country and in the West Bank.
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