Kashmir, spying, demolitions: How Modi’s India embraced ‘Israel model’
Al Jazeera
February 24, 2026
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Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India has increasingly embraced the “Israel model,” adopting security and governance strategies reminiscent of Israel’s approach in occupied Palestinian territories. This shift is evident in India’s handling of Kashmir, where military lockdowns, communication blackouts, and mass detentions have been used to suppress dissent, mirroring Israel’s tactics in the West Bank and Gaza. Senior Indian officials, including Sandeep Chakravorty, have openly praised Israel’s far-right settlement policies as a template for India’s approach to managing its Muslim minority.
The ideological alignment between Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is rooted in shared supremacist visions. Both parties view their respective regions as civilizational projects, with the BJP seeking to establish India as a Hindu homeland, much like Israel’s self-perception as a Jewish state. This alignment has led to India adopting policies such as “bulldozer justice,” where homes and mosques of Muslims are demolished without legal process, often in response to political or religious tensions. These actions echo Israel’s practice of demolishing Palestinian homes to make way for
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Originally published on Al Jazeera on 2/24/2026