Modi in Israel: Will India inherit Mid-East’s enemies through Netanyahu's 'hexagon of alliance'?

Is India about to cross a line it has carefully avoided for decades? As Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pitching a bold new idea, a “Hexagon” alliance meant to reshape the strategic map of West Asia. But here’s the real question: Can India join a bloc without sacrificing its prized strategic autonomy? For years, New Delhi has walked a diplomatic tightrope, buying weapons from Israel, oil from the Gulf, maintaining ties with Iran, working with the U.S., and still claiming independent decision-making. That balancing act has been India’s superpower. So what changes if India signs onto a structure framed against specific “axes”? Does it gain stronger security partnerships in an unstable region? Or does it inherit rivalries that were never its own? In this episode, we break down the proposed Hexagon alliance, India-Israel defence deals, India’s Gaza diplomacy, and the deeper question shaping Delhi’s foreign policy future: Is multi-alignment still viable in a world that’s hardening into blocs? Or is India being nudged toward choosing sides? This isn’t just about Israel. It’s about the kind of global power India wants to become.