In a major strategic development, India has signed a landmark defence agreement with Israel, a move that has reportedly unsettled Pakistan’s military and political establishment. The pact comes shortly after Pakistan signed a defence deal with Saudi Arabia, signaling a deepening of rival alignments in South Asia and the Middle East.

Under the new agreement, India will not only import advanced weapon systems worth nearly USD 15 billion from Israel but will also jointly manufacture around 70 per cent of them under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The deal includes medium-range missiles, long-range rockets, anti-tank systems, and advanced tank protection technologies.

A significant component of this pact is the Rs 5,000 crore deal for the Rampage missile, the same weapon that played a decisi

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