Arjun Rashem Hardas: Israel has been very supportive. India has been extremely happy with the cooperation.
Aligning with Saudi Arabia is considered Insane by people, here. People, here, will say that "you are getting fooled by the Saudis!" Nixon was completely against India. During the 1971 War, he even sent the American fleet to intimidate India.
On how India views the Arabs, the Turks, and the Iranians, there is a major disconnect between Israelis and Indians. The way Israelis view the dynamic between Sunnis and Shiites is completely different. Indians do not see Iran as an existential threat at all. To Indians, they see Iran as a potential asset, like it was before 1979. Indians feel Iranians are more civilized. The problem is the Clergy, but even the clergy has its limits. They also have something of an "older civilization." Arab culture, though, is not as old or as deep as this 4,000-year-old perception of Persian society.
