While most of the world walked out on Netanyahu at the UN, India stayed seated. Why? Because when it comes to drones, missiles, and cyber defense, Israel is now India’s No. 1 supplier. In 2021-25, India bought 29% of all Israeli arms; more than any other country. That’s not coincidence. It’s strategy. Under Modi, what started as a Cold War-era pragmatic move turned into a full-blown security marriage. Joint missile systems? Check. Cybersecurity tech? Check. Even AI and semiconductors in the pipeline. But here’s the tension: India once called Palestine’s struggle its own. Gandhi said Palestine belongs to Palestinians; like India belongs to Indians. Today, that moral stance is buried under defense deals. The BJP sees in Israel a mirror; a majority-ruled, Hindu/Muslim, Jewish/Arab nation that doesn’t apologize for its borders. It’s not that India forgot its past. It chose to silence it; for security, for tech, for power. The real question isn’t whether India should support Israel. It’s whether the India we knew still exists.