India’s nuanced position on Israel’s Gaza War is not surprising as it struggles between its historical support for the Palestinian freedom movement and its now-growing ties with Israel and the United States. Much of this has to do with the changing security and international environment, and India abandoning its former high moral ground on global issues to a more pragmatic foreign policy that serves the country’s self-interest. At the same time, India wants to be the leader of the Global South and does not wish to cede the space to Asian rival China.