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Context
- The Representative of India to Palestine released third tranche of funding, worth $3 million, for the construction of a Palestine-India Techno Park.
- The techno park is meant to create a national business environment and culture “that will enable knowledge-based and creative enterprises as well as technology clusters to successfully operate locally, regionally and globally”.
- In total, India has made a commitment of investing over $12 million, part of India’s broader framework of capacity building in Palestine.
- The Indian government pays $3 million on a half-yearly basis.
- Historically, India’s ties with Israel and Palestine have been more or less balanced. India fully established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992.
- Defence and agriculture have formed the main pillars of their relationship.
- In July 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Palestine.
- India’s economic and political support for Palestinian
- Announced projects for capacity building in Gaza and West Bank
- Provided budgetary support ($5mn)
- India’s position is that it supports a peaceful solution to Israel-Palestinian crisis based on negotiations and UNSC resolutions. India would continue to support resolution on the formation of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 border at UN.
- Visa exemption for diplomatic passport holder,
- Agriculture cooperation,
- Cooperation in field of IT & Electronics,
- Health sector
- Cooperation in the field of youth affairs and sports What is the role of India, along with Israel, in ending the occupation, colonisation and dispersement and help bring peace back to Palestine.
- Examine if there is any change in India’s policy towards Palestine in recent months.
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