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Boycott Israel campaign hails India's move to scrap $500 mn missile deal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel in July this year had given momentum to the deal

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Twitter (@narendramodi)

The Wire Staff New Delhi

A global campaign to boycott Israeli industry has hailed the reported cancellation of a $500-million deal with an Israeli military firm for manufacturing Spike, an anti-tank guided missile, as a “huge blow” to the military industry of the West Asian state.

On November 20, Indian Express reported that the defence ministry has decided to cancel the India-Israeli venture as it would adversely impact the indigenous development of the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel in July this year had given