(Financial Times) Edward Luce and Harvey Morris - On Monday Ariel Sharon will become the first Israeli prime minister to visit India, 11 years after New Delhi established full relations with Tel Aviv. Israel has concerns about Pakistan's nuclear program, trumpeted in the past as the "Islamic bomb." "India might pretend this is simply about buying arms from Israel and nothing more," said Bharat Karnad, an Indian security expert. "But the level of intelligence co-operation on Pakistan is more extensive than with the U.S. This is a strategic relationship."
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