Indian right-wing media: Baku uses its relationship with Israel to pressure Tel Aviv toward rapprochement with Turkey

Published: 2025-06-05 08:02

"Pakistan’s staunch ally Azerbaijan is now playing peacemaker between Turkey and Israel, but not without raising eyebrows in New Delhi. While Azerbaijan hosts secret rounds of diplomacy between Ankara and Tel Aviv in its capital Baku, it has simultaneously launched a veiled offensive against India by backing Islamabad after India's recent anti-terror operations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir," reports the website of the Indian Hindi-language right-wing news channel Zee News.

"Azerbaijan and Israel enjoy robust strategic ties. Israel relies heavily on Azerbaijani oil, while the latter imports high-grade military tech and weapons from the former – crucial in its decades-long hostility with Armenia. Yet, now Baku appears to be using this relationship to pressure Tel Aviv into mending fences with Turkey, perhaps to score diplomatic mileage and assert itself as a regional influencer," the article notes.

"India, meanwhile, remains wary of Azerbaijan’s double play. On one hand, Baku cultivates ties with Tel Aviv and the West; on the other, it hugs Pakistan tighter, echoing anti-India rhetoric and defending jihadist-friendly regimes. For a country that aspires to be a stabilising force, Azerbaijan’s selective morality and anti-India bias expose its true colours," Zee News adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News