Netanyahu calls Modi a revolutionary leader as India, Israel ink 9 deals

Their interaction brimmed with hope for a brighter India-Israel partnership in the future, and an understanding of the three millennia old civilizational links

India and Israel on Monday inked nine pacts across diverse sectors, from increasing cooperation in the oil and natural gas sector to film co-production, marking 25 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Israel would seek to strengthen cooperation in sectors that touch the lives of “our peoples”, in agriculture, science and technology, and security. He invited Israeli companies to take advantage of the liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) regime for joint production in the defence sector.

The not-to-be-missed story of the joint press conference of Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin