competition refresher magazine
competition refresher magazine
competition refresher magazine Published this article page no 41 INDIAPALESTINE POLICY Recently violent clashes erupted between Israeli and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip which have ended with Israel and Hamas agreeing to an Egyptmediated ceasefire. What is the twostate solution? It means that an independent sovereign Palestine state and an independent sovereign Israeli state would coexist in peace The first proposal for the creation of Jewish and Arab states in the British Mandate of Palestine was made in the Peel Commission report of 1937 which proposed that Palestine be partitioned into three zones an Arab state a Jewish state and a neutral territory containing the holy places. It was also reflected in United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine of 1947 but was rejected by Arabs at that time. It was only in 1991 when Two State Solution was agreed upon during US mediated Madrid Peace Conference. India supports the Two State Solution aimed at addressing the legitimate aspirations of Palestinians for Statehood and Israels security concerns. Indias IsraelPalestine Policy Madrid Peace Conference 1991 India established full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992 in the context of improving IsraelPalestine ties after the Madrid Conference of 1991 (where a Two State Solution was agreed upon) and the changes in the global order following the disintegration of the Soviet Union but never abandoned the Palestinians Dehyphenation policy In 2018 India adopted dehyphenation policy which simply means that Indias relationship with Israel would stand on its own merits independent and separate from Indias relationship with the Palestinians. Religious Significance of Jerusalem Jerusalem contains sites sacred to Judaism Islam and Christianity like o Al Aqsa mosque the worlds third holiest site in Islam. o Western Wall a place sacred to the Judaism. o Church of the Holy Sepulchre a church built on the traditional site of Jesus Crucifixion and burial is sacred to Christianity. Related News New QUAD India Israel UAE U.S. decide to launch quadrilateral economic forum to enhance cooperation and partnerships between these states on the back of the Abraham Accords. Abraham accords signed in December 2020 normalised relations between Israel and a grouping of Arab states led by the UAE. The idea of an IndoAbrahamic Accord between India the UAE and Israel was first suggested by Mohammed Soliman an Egyptian scholar based in Washington. Significance o The new minilateral suggests India is now ready to move towards an integrated regional policy. o It demonstrates feasibility of a nonideological engagement with the Middle East. o The forum will focus on nonmilitary issues like trade energy and environment and promoting public goods. o It will give more political and diplomatic space for the balancing act amidst the various fissures of the region over the decades. Recently United Arab Emirates (UAE) also became the first Gulf Nation to open its embassy in TelAviv as part of diplomatic relation normalisation with Israel. IndiaIsrael FTA Indias dialogue with Israel for concluding a FTA coincides with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Relations between the two countries started right after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 and reached its peak with the establishment of full diplomatic relations in 1992. o In 2017 during the firstever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Israel the relationship was upgraded to strategic partnership. Major areas of cooperation o Economic India is Israels thirdlargest trade partner in Asia and seventh largest globally. o Agriculture Both countries have signed a threeyear work program (20212023) for development in Agriculture cooperation to benefit local farmers. o Defence & Security Israel has been among Indias top three arms suppliers for the last five years. o Cultural Relationship There are approximately 85000 Jews of Indianorigin in Israel. IndiaIsrael Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F) competition refresher magazine buy.
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