Why Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to Israel is important for Pakistan's security

 

Analysts say the tight strategic embrace between New Delhi and Tel Aviv could test Pakistan's security and diplomacy

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a welcome ceremony as Modi arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport in the town of Lat near Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 25, 2026. 

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The signs were clear as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped off a plane in Tel Aviv on Wednesday for his second visit to Israel, and the first by any Indian prime minister since his own historic trip in 2017.

  Facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, he was given a red carpet welcome by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of a government that is waging a war in Gaza that much of the world has condemned as genocide.