INDIA'S JEWISH GENERAL

The Jewish General Who Beat Pakistan - Amnon Barzilai
A victory by the Congress Party under the leadership of Sonia Ghandi in the elections to be held in India in May will not lead to any change in India's policy toward Israel. The good relations will continue, and in certain areas even grow deeper," assesses Lt.-Gen. J.F.R. Jacob, a former senior Indian army officer and a Jew, after a recent visit to Israel. "If I had to rank the present-day level of relations between India and Israel," Jacob adds, "I would give them a 9 out of 10." Gen. Jacob served for many years as security adviser for the National Party (BJP), which in the past four years has tightened relations with Israel and expanded defense cooperation. Gen. Jacob headed the Indian army forces that vanquished Pakistan in the war of 1971. (Ha'aretz)