The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
While India de-facto recognized Israel in September 1950, the two countries have had no diplomatic relations for four decades. Since the early 1990s, however, relations between the two countries have been going through what has been described as exponential growth. However, while there indeed has been great rapprochement in terms of arms sales, military exchanges, and even technological collaboration, there has been little if any change in any of India's ideological and diplomatic positions towards Israel.
This seminar will provide an overview of India-Israel relations and will argue that there is a gap between India's material interests and its ideological positions and that this gap might be detrimental to the future of India-Israel bilateral relations.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.