India and Israel Partners on Next-Gen Security Tech

As artificial intelligence redefines the global threat landscape, India and Israel are solidifying a strategic partnership aimed at securing the future of digital infrastructure. The collaborative effort centers on a dual-pronged approach: “Cybersecurity for AI, and AI for Cybersecurity.”

On February 11, 2026, top officials and tech leaders from both nations met in Palo Alto, California, to accelerate joint ventures. The summit highlighted the urgency of specialized defense, with Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry drawing a stark analogy:

"If you need help with your heart, you go to a heart surgeon... We are the heart surgeons of cyber security."

Let's look at the highlights of India-Israel partnership

1. "Defence 4.0": From Reactive to Proactive

The collaboration is transitioning from buying hardware to co-developing software-defined warfare technologies.

Autonomous Threat Hunting, Israeli firms are working with Indian defense research organizations to develop AI agents that do not just wait for an attack but actively scan Indian networks to identify and neutralize vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.

Predictive Maintenance for Military Assets, Using AI to analyze sensor data from ships, aircraft, and tanks to predict failures before they happen, maximizing uptime for the Indian Armed Forces.

2. Securing India’s "Digital Public Infrastructure" (DPI)

India is a global leader in digital public goods (like the UPI payment system and Aadhaar digital identity). Israel is helping to secure this massive ecosystem.

API Security & Fraud Prevention: Implementing AI-driven systems to detect anomalies in billions of daily transactions, preventing large-scale financial fraud caused by compromised credentials.

Data Poisoning Defense: Developing safeguards to ensure that AI models used in public services cannot be manipulated by malicious inputs meant to skew results or steal data.

3. The DRISHTI Program: Industrializing Innovation

The Dual-use Robust India-Israel High-Tech Innovation (DRISHTI) program is the cornerstone of industrial cooperation.

Hyderabad CoE, The Center of Excellence at T-Hub in Hyderabad acts as the physical bridge, allowing Israeli startups to test their technologies in the Indian market while partnering with Indian giants.

Civilian-Defense Transfer, The program explicitly focuses on dual-use technologies—solutions originally developed for the military that can be quickly adapted for civilian sectors like smart transportation, agriculture, and urban infrastructure.

4. Strategic Governance and Ethical AI

Recognizing that AI without rules is dangerous, both nations are aligning their policy frameworks.

AI Governance Group (AIGG), Israeli experts are aiding India in establishing the AIGG to create standardized guidelines for responsible AI deployment, ensuring privacy and security are built into the code from the start.

Quantum-Safe Cryptography Research institutes in both nations are collaborating on developing encryption methods that cannot be broken by future quantum computers, protecting current data from future threats.

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