Why do Indians seem to be more interested in the Israel-Hamas conflict compared to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has greater geopolitical impact and trade-business implications for India, considering the significant defense partnership with Russia?

Many Indians draw a simplistic parallel between Israel and themselves as victims of terror. Why is this belief prevalent, and why do our host, Dev Goswami, and "Def Savvy" Abhishek Bhalla hold differing views on this? What are the key differences and similarities between the situations of India and Israel?

Also, Israel has recently conducted a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and issued an ultimatum for the evacuation of 1.2 million civilians in northern Gaza. However, this ultimatum has expired without action yet. Given the evolving dynamics, will Israel consider a ground invasion due to growing threats from Hezbollah in the northern part and warnings from Iran about preemptive actions? Will this invasion happen? And will Israel be able to decimate Hamas amid such sort of pressure building against it? If yes, what happens to Gaza then?

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