Israel's largest arms customer, drone factory and parts supplier; labour reservoir
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India is the biggest node outside the West. Per SIPRI it took 29% of Israel's arms exports in 2021–25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged "solidarity with Israel" on 7 October 2023 and, in February 2026, told the Knesset that "India stands with Israel firmly", signing 16 agreements with Benjamin Netanyahu as Gaza's dead passed 72,000. Adani–Elbit's Hyderabad plant delivered more than 20 Hermes 900 drones to Israel in early 2024 (Shephard). Amnesty counts at least 2,596 arms shipments from India to Israel between October 2023 and November 2025, including state-owned Munitions India's artillery rounds for Elbit. Around 16,000 Indian workers filled construction jobs emptied of Palestinians in 2024. India's Supreme Court declined to intervene, calling it foreign policy. Charge: supplying the supply chain.
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In 2024, their arms trade volume was about US$185 million. Between 2020 and 2024, Israel supplied 13 percent of India's total arms imports
Israel's main recipients per Table 1: India (29%), Germany (21%), USA (7.8%) [SIPRI fact sheet, Table 1, 2021-25]; India's main suppliers (Table 2): Russia 40, France 29, Israel 15
Bilateral trade stood at $3.9bn in 2024, while current mutual investments are worth about $800m, according to official figures.
Amnesty International identified at least 2,596 shipments of arms, parts and ammunition exported from India to Israel between 7 October 2023 and 30 November 2025.
Around 16,000 Indian workers have replaced Palestinians in Israel's construction sector in 2024
Israeli construction companies have sought permission to hire up to 100,000 Indian workers to replace Palestinians whose permits were revoked after Israel launched its brutal war on Gaza in October 2023.
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