Why does India not consider Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorists?

Kokila Chokkanathan

israel is currently fighting on the fronts in the Middle East. In retaliation for the killing of former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, iran dropped more than 200 bombs on israel, after which israel has also vowed to respond to Iran. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah ali Khamenei has warned that if needed, israel will be attacked again.

india does not consider Hamas-Hezbollah as terrorists

If we talk about India's view on the situation in the Middle East, it has very good relations with israel, but india refuses to consider Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorists. This is the reason why demonstrations were held across the country for the Hezbollah organization and its former chief Hassan Nasrallah. These demonstrations took place after taking permission from the government and administration, because india does not consider Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorists, but sees them as fighters fighting for Palestine. According to india, only an independent and sovereign nation can establish peace in that region (Palestine). india has improved its relations with israel in the last few years, but India's view on palestine remains the same as before. According to india, palestine is a separate nation. It fully supports its independence.

Partner in the governments of palestine and Lebanon

In 1988, india was the first non-Arab country to officially recognize Palestine. This situation lasted till 1992, when india established full diplomatic relations with Israel. Hamas and Hezbollah also have political wings, which have also been partners in the governments of palestine and Lebanon. Because of this, many countries including india also see them as administrative and social movements. This is the reason that despite the pressure from israel and America, the indian government did not declare these organizations as terrorists.

In the year 1974, when the whole world was defaming the palestine Liberation Organization and its leader Yasser Arafat by calling them terrorists, india supported them. india opened its representative office in Gaza in 1996 and later shifted it to Ramallah. During the Second World war in 1938, mahatma gandhi had said that Palestine's relationship with the Arabs is the same as that of england with the english or france with the French. palestine Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat considered former indian Prime minister Indira gandhi as his elder sister.

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