India and Israel recently launched a commemorative logo to mark 30 years of diplomatic relations. This logo has Ashoka Chakra and the Star of David. It also has a number 30, which marks the 30th year of the countries’ diplomatic relations.
India officially recognized Israel in 1950. However, diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992. As of 2020, India is one of 164 countries to have diplomatic relations with Israel.
The Embassy of India is located in Tel Aviv and the Embassy of Israel is in Delhi. The US Embassy is located in Jerusalem. The US recognized Jerusalem in 2017 and moved its embassy there.
In 2000, LK Advani became the first Indian minister to visit Israel and Jaswant Singh was the first Indian foreign minister to visit Israel. Ariel Sharon was the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit India in 2003. India is the largest buyer of Israeli military equipment. India is also Israel’s tenth largest trading partner.
