In this compelling episode of News That Matters, Editor Neeraj Jha takes a deep dive into India’s shifting foreign policy — tracing the journey from Gandhi and Nehru’s principled stand on Palestine to Modi’s open embrace of Israel. Why has India’s foreign policy, once rooted in non-alignment, human rights, and moral clarity, increasingly tilted towards an aggressive partnership with Israel? Is it just about defense deals and tech like Pegasus? Or is there a deeper ideological alignment — a Hindu nationalist fascination with Zionism as a militarized, religion-based state? This video investigates the ideological, diplomatic, and strategic shifts that have reshaped India’s ties with Israel and Iran — two nations on opposing sides of West Asia’s geopolitical divide. It explores how India’s overt tilt towards Israel, particularly under the BJP regime, may have come at the cost of historic ties with Iran and the Arab world — countries vital to India’s energy security, regional connectivity, and diaspora interests.