Editor’s note: this piece is not a documentary film. It draws on a real academic article of the same name and is filed here under Articles rather than Documentaries.
“Israel, India and the Islamophobic Alliance” is the title of an analysis by journalist and academic Azad Essa, examining the deepening political and security relationship between India and Israel since the 1990s and how critics argue it has been accompanied by rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in both countries. Essa expanded the argument into a full book, Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel (Pluto Press, 2023).
Read the Source Material
The original essay: “Israel, India and the Islamophobic Alliance” on TRT World. On the book: Azad Essa discusses “Hostile Homelands” on the New Books Network.
This is one perspective in an active debate about India-Israel relations; readers interested in the broader context may also want to compare independent reporting and India- and Israel-government sources on the relationship.