Discuss the three areas of security co-operation between India and Israel. (Answer in 150 words)

- Discuss the three areas of security co-operation between India and Israel. (Answer in 150 words)
Introduction
Full diplomatic relations date from 29 January 1992, and the partnership was upgraded during the prime ministerial visit of July 2017. Security co-operation runs along three tracks.

Body
1. Defence procurement and co-production: Israel is among India's top three suppliers. The Barak-8 missile family is co-developed by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries; the Phalcon airborne warning system (2004), Heron drones, Spike anti-tank missiles and the SPICE-2000 bombs used at Balakot in 2019 fill out the inventory.
2. Manufacture in India: the Adani-Elbit facility at Hyderabad (2018) and the Drishti-10 Starliner delivered in 2024 shift the relationship from sales towards co-production.
3. Counter-terrorism and intelligence: a Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism has met since 2000, with a homeland security agreement (2014), border surveillance technology and agency exchanges.
4. Cyber, space and technology: a cyber security memorandum (2020) links CERT-In with Israel's National Cyber Directorate, India has launched Israeli radar-imaging satellites, and I2U2 (2022) adds a plurilateral layer.

Conclusion
The relationship is deep but deliberately de-hyphenated: India sustains it while restating support for a two-state solution, which keeps its Gulf equities intact.