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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli anti-terrorism experts have been helping India combat Muslim fighters in the disputed state of Kashmir, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Friday. The dispatch of the experts, who Haaretz said were winding up their mission Friday, came three months after a visit to Israel by Indian Home Affairs Minister Lal Krishna Advani. "India is particularly interested in improving security along its border with Pakistan, especially in Kashmir, and in particular with blocking guerrilla infiltrations,' Haaretz said. The two sides are also discussing the possible purchase by India of Israel's Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) amid growing defense links between them. India, which established diplomatic ties with the Jewish state in 1992 after a 40-year hiatus, is keen on intensified military cooperation with Israel especially in the field of counter-insurgency. The Arab world, however, accuses the pair of seeking to develop nuclear ties. Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh visited Israel in June, the same month as Advani. |
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