The status of Jerusalem is one of the thorniest obstacles to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will embark on a six-day visit to India, starting from January 14
New Delhi/Jerusalem, 11 JanuaryIn the run up to the state visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to India from January 14 to 19, Israel on Thursday said it will invest US$ 68.6 million to boost cooperation with India in areas like tourism, technology, agriculture and innovation over a period of four years.Netanyahu will be visiting New Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. In Jerusalem, Netanyahu sought to move beyond India's vote in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution condemning the US for its decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. "I would have preferred a different vote to be frank, but I don't think it materially changes the tremendous flowering of relations between India and Israel," Netanyahu, addressing the Government Press Office's annual end-of-year reception for the foreign press corps, said in Jerusalem on Wednesday.In New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs stressed the importance of the visit was to commemorate 25 years of ...