India, Sept. 8 -- Israel should learn how to "defend its national honour" from India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in the face of "verbal assaults from Trump" did not rush to apologize and upheld national honor, Israeli defence policy expert Zaki Shalom has said.

In an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, Shalom highlighted what Israel can learn from India, while connecting it to the latter's ties with the United States and how New Delhi chose to respond amid strained ties with Washington.

The US under the Donald Trump-led administration, has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on India, which include 25 per cent additional duties on account of the purchase of Russian oil.

Shalom, a senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security a...