India, Israel to deepen military cooperation amid border row

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday spoke with his Israeli counterpart Lieutenant General Benjamin Gantz over telephone with strengthening bilateral defence ties being the focus of the conversation, at a time India is making emergency military purchases from several countries including Israel to bolster the military’s capabilities amid border tensions with China in eastern Ladakh. “Both ministers expressed satisfaction at the progress of strategic cooperation between the two countries and discussed possibilities of further strengthen…