Ambassador Oded Eran is the director of the prestigious Institute for National Securities Studies in Israel. Before taking charge of theinstitute, Dr Eran has worked in various capacities for the Israeligovernment that include ambassador of Israel to the European Union (that also included NATO) and Jordan and head of Israel’s negotiatingteam with Palestine in 1999-2000. He also served as the World JewishCongress Representative in Israel. He is considered as one of theIsraeli experts on the Middle East crisis and other security relatedissues. Dr Eran, who was in India for a series of interactions withleading members of the Indian think-tank last week, spoke to PranaySharma. Excerpts: