- Date
- Wednesday 31 May 2023, 18:00 - 20:00
- Type
- General
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula B
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
Join us for a book talk on newly published Hostile Homelands: The new alliance between India and Israel with author Azad Essa. He will be in conversation with Dr Crystal Ennis.
Published by Pluto Press, Hostile Homelands puts India's relationship with Israel in its historical context, looking at the origins of Zionism and Hindutva, at India's changing position on Palestine and at the countries' growing military-industrial relationship from the 1990s.
Lucid and persuasive, Essa demonstrates that the India-Israel alliance spells significant consequences for democracy, the rule of law and justice worldwide.
Background
Under Narendra Modi, India has changed dramatically. As the world attempts to grapple with its trajectory towards authoritarianism and a 'Hindu Rashtra' (Hindu State), little attention has been paid to the linkages between Modi's India and the governments from which it has drawn inspiration, as well as military and technical support.
India once called Zionism racism, but, as Azad Essa argues, the state of Israel has increasingly become a cornerstone of India's foreign policy.
Looking to replicate the 'ethnic state' in the image of Israel in policy and practice, the annexation of Kashmir increasingly resembles Israel's settler-colonial project of the occupied West Bank. The ideological and political linkages between the two states are alarming; their brands of ethnonationalism deeply intertwined.
Speakers
This event is co-organized by ISS student association, Scholas and Students for Palestine.
