Ben Gurion and Nehru – two of the most important statesmen of the twentieth century. What can we learn about their respective countries from a detailed comparison of these two leaders’ lives and political careers? What were the ideological and historical factors underlying the complicated diplomatic dance between India and Israel in the first decades after independence? And what is the nature of the relationship now? Dr. Khinvraj Jangid, one of India’s foremost researchers on Israel and the history of Zionism, joins me to discuss all this and more.