ACCORDING to The Indian Express (August 01) “opposition member in Lok Sabha made a strong demand that India should take a clear stand on the war in Gaza”, saying “this is a clear violation of international law by Israel so we cannot afford to sit on the fence.” As everyone knows that more than 1500 innocent Palestinians are being killed in Israeli air, naval, and ground attacks during past couple of weeks. But Indian foreign minister has said that India has diplomatic ties with both nations and “any discourteous reference can impact our relations with them”. Analyzing this situation observers say that it is an open secret that “India is the largest customer of Israeli military equipment and Israel is the second-largest military partner of India after Russia.