Balancing act: Modi to visit West Asia in Feb with eye on $75-bn investment

Modi will want to take up $75 bn worth of investments in India's infrastructure sector that Emirates had promised India from its sovereign fund

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs from India after a six-day visit on Friday, and in a West Asian geopolitical balancing act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to be in Ramallah, the de facto capital of the State of Palestine, on February 10.

PM Modi's visit to West Asian countries in February will have an eye on investments. Apart from Palestine, Modi is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 10 and 11. He will also visit Oman and address the sixth World Government Summit in Dubai. 

The visit to Palestine is important in terms of