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Photograph of Israeli Overseas Affairs Eli Cohen. (Picture: PTI)
The ties between India and Israel have been on an upswing in the previous few years in a variety of sectors together with defence, agriculture, and water administration
Israeli Overseas Minister Eli Cohen will start a three-day go to to India on Tuesday to discover methods to develop bilateral ties and put together the bottom for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s journey to New Delhi this yr.
Cohen will maintain wide-ranging talks along with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar protecting your entire expanse of engagement between the 2 international locations together with in areas of strategic affairs and commerce, diplomatic sources mentioned.
The visiting Israeli international minister will attend an India-Israel Enterprise Discussion board being organised by trade chamber CII on Tuesday. He’s additionally scheduled to go to Mumbai.
It’s the third high-level go to by senior Israeli officers in lower than three months, coming in fast succession after Knesset (Israeli parliament) speaker Amir Ohana’s journey on the finish of March-early April and likewise Economic system Minister Nir Barkat’s go to to India final month.
Cohen will probably be accompanied by a enterprise delegation.
The sources mentioned his go to can be set to organize the bottom for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s journey to India later this yr.
In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Netanyahu to go to India at an early date.
His go to to India in 2019 throughout his earlier stint because the prime minister was referred to as off as a result of scheduling points. Each side had been engaged on a plan for his go to to India in 2021 however that didn’t materialise as he was ousted from energy in June of that yr.
Netanyahu got here again because the prime minister in December after his Likud celebration shaped a coalition with another events following the elections.
The ties between India and Israel have been on an upswing in the previous few years in a variety of sectors together with defence, agriculture, and water administration.
In January, Prime Minister Modi had a telephonic dialog with Netanyahu throughout which each leaders agreed on the potential for additional strengthening bilateral strategic cooperation.
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