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Ankit Gawande

Ankit Gawande

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The True Love Is Sharing Your Popcorn

I once heard someone say that true love is sharing your popcorn. Not offering a few pieces out of politeness. Actually handing over the bucket without...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

What the Abraham Accords Mean for India

What the Abraham Accords Mean for India

When the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020, the global conversation predictably fixated on Israel and the Arab states directly involved. The...

10.05.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

Why India Won’t Fit Into the West’s Israel Narrative

Why India Won’t Fit Into the West’s Israel Narrative

Whenever I read Western commentary on the India-Israel relationship, I see the same mistake repeated. Analysts try to wedge India into a political...

07.05.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

The Indian Tribe That Walked Halfway Around the World to Israel

The Indian Tribe That Walked Halfway Around the World to Israel

I want to begin with a number: 2,700 years. That is how long ago, according to their own account, the ancestors of the Bnei Menashe left the land that...

04.05.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

Why Haifa Is Now India’s Most Important Address

There is a cemetery in Haifa, Israel, within walking distance of the city’s port. It is small and quiet, shaded by trees, and contains 44 graves....

27.04.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

They Asked Their Names First

One year ago on 22 April 2025, 26 people were killed in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. They were tourists, honeymooners,...

24.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

The War India Doesn’t Credit Israel For

Every December 16, India celebrates Vijay Diwas, the day in 1971 when Pakistan’s Eastern Command signed the instrument of surrender in Dhaka, and a...

21.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

Modi in Jerusalem: 70 Years in the Making

I want to begin with a small detail that almost nobody covered when Narendra Modi landed in Tel Aviv on July 4, 2017. Among the first things on his...

18.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

The Harbour That Never Turned Jews Away

When I trace the historical threads of my country, India, I often return to a rock on the Konkan coast, about 48 kilometers south of Mumbai, near a...

17.04.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande