Indian activists have called on the country's politicians to immediately suspend all weapons sales to Israel, warning that several Indian companies were financially benefiting from Israel's war on Gaza.
In a letter sent to Indian parliamentarians on Wednesday, Bengaluru for Justice and Peace (BfJP) said that nine Bengaluru-based companies were providing Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries and Raphael Advanced Defense Systems with critical weapons components.
The group, made up by a coalition of close to two dozen groups in the southern Indian city, called upon parliamentarians to follow a Palestinian demand for an arms embargo, including a ban on the export and transit of weapons from India, as well as for an urgent review and suspension of all contracts linked to the export of weapons and military equipment to Israel.
"Why are Indian companies, particularly operating under the state-sponsored initiative of Make in India, so closely tied to the Israeli regime?" the BfJP letter said.
"The role of corporate entities in sustaining the illegal Israeli occupation and its genocidal campaign in Gaza, is one that must concern you greatly," it added.
