Israel and India don't seem to have much in common beyond the letter "I." One is huge, the other tiny. One has more than a billion people, while the other is a little less populous than New Jersey. India is Hindu; Israel is Jewish. While parts of India have barely advanced beyond the bronze age, Israel is one of the world's most high-tech economies.
But there is something they share with each other--and with the US. They're on the hit list of radical Islamic terrorists. Shashi Tharoor takes a look at India's "Israel envy"--its desire to hit back at its tormentors the way Israel has struck at Hamas.
There was an interesting article in Sunday's NYT about how India sees itself as the heir to the US, the keeper of the American dream. It looks like they'll be inheriting some of our less pleasant keepsakes too.
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