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New Prime Minister of Israel, Relation with India

Date - 14th Jun 2021

Naftali Bennett became Israel's new prime minister. He is a religious nationalist and multimillionaire, a former tech entrepreneur who also served as defense minister. With this victory, he ended 12 consecutive years at the helm of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

He is the son of American-born parents and speaks excellent English. He is a religious Jew who started life with his parents in Haifa. He continued to move from North America to Israel for military service, law school, and the private sector. He is an ultranationalist and far-right leader. He served in the elite commando squad Sayeret Matkal, after which he entered the law faculty of the Hebrew University.

In 1999, he co-founded Cyota, an anti-fraud software company. In 2005, Cyota was sold to the American company RSA Security.

What pushed Bennett to politics?

Bennett had the bitter experience of Israel's 2006 war against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. This incident pushed him into politics.

How will Israel's relations with India now change?

India and Israel have had close bilateral relations since 1950, when Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru reaffirmed his position on the recognition of Israel as a state. India is currently the largest buyer of Israeli military equipment, and Israel is the second largest supplier of defense products to India after Russia. India is Asia's third largest trading partner and Israel's tenth largest trading partner. India's relations with Israel improved during the rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, despite India abstaining from voting against Israel at the United Nations on several resolutions.

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