Image:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during Modi’s 2017 visit to Israel, marking a milestone in a partnership that continues to shape regional alignments and emerging trade corridors.Photo: Jack Guez / Pool via AP .

This week’s visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel signals the consolidation of a broader regional axis confronting both Shiite and Sunni radicalism across the space stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean — while simultaneously strengthening Europe’s connection to the trade routes envisioned under the IMEC corridor.

Taking place amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, and during a particularly sensitive period in the region, the visit underscores India’s commitment to partners with whom it shares deep strategic and geopolitical alignment — both in the near and long term.

An emerging axis includes India, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Somaliland, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus and Greece — working in coordination with the United States and the European Union to promote stability, infrastructure development and new trade corridors.

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