India–Palestine relations: what Wikipedia removed
This article tracks India’s diplomatic relations with Palestine, formalized with the PLO in 1974. Through 2020 the opening explained that the alliance grew when the rise of Islamist anti-state activities in both countries paved the way for a strategic alliance. Today the opening credits the relationship to India’s independence struggle against British colonialism and says nothing about Islamist activity in either country. A reader arriving now learns India supported Palestinian self-determination and not the security calculus the opening itself once gave for the alliance.
The word “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2015. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| islamist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| colonial | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The opening’s framing sentence was reworded from Indo-Palestinian relations to India-Palestine relations, its substance kept.
- The clause tying the relationship’s origins to the religious partition of India and Pakistan was cut.
- The explanation crediting the strategic alliance to the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of Islamist anti-state activity in both countries was cut.
- The sentence characterizing Indian support as lukewarm was reworded, its substance kept.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 364179882):
Bilateral relations Indo-Palestinian relations have been largely influenced by the independence struggle against British colonialism . After India achieved its independence in 1947 , the country has moved to support Palestinian self-determination following the partition of British India . In the light of a religious partition between India and Pakistan , the impetus to boost ties with Muslim states around the world was a further tie to India’s support for the Palestinian cause. Though it started to waver in the late 1980s and 1990s as the recognition of Israel led to diplomatic exchanges, the ultimate support for the Palestinian cause was still an underlying concern. Beyond the recognition f…
2025 (revision 1292476351):
Bilateral relations India–Palestine relations ( Hindi : भारत-फ़िलिस्तीन के सम्बन्ध ; Arabic : العلاقات الهندية الفلسطينية ), also known as Indian-Palestinian relations or Indo-Palestinian relations , are the bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the State of Palestine . These relations have been largely influenced by the independence struggle against British colonialism . India recognized Palestine’s statehood following the Palestinian declaration of independence on 18 November 1988; although relations between India and the Palestine Liberation Organization were first established in 1974. After India achieved its independence in 1947 , the country has moved to support Palesti…
Related
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- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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