The governments of India and Israel have jointly issued two
commemorative stamps to mark 20 years of diplomatic relations as a sign
of cooperation between the countries.
The theme of the stamps is
"Festival of Lights" - Israel's stamp features the menorah with the word
"Zion" inscribed inside a magen david star, and India's shows a row of
lamps, representing the Indian holiday of Deepavali.
The menorah featured on the stamp was inspired by the wooden menorah used by the Jewish community in Bombay, India.
Israel
and India established full diplomatic relations in 1992. Israel opened
its embassy in New Delhi in February, although it operated at a somewhat
limited capacity.
The friendly ties between these two countries have flourished ever since and currently
include agricultural cooperation, joint scientific and technological
development, water management collaboration, thriving trade and more.