India-Israel Relations Revolution Of Bilateral Partnership

Two Nations One Goal Friendshipvia.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited India on a six-day visit during the first week of January 2018. This is the second visit to India by an Israeli Prime Minister since the two countries established diplomatic ties in January 1992. The two countries are celebrating 25 years of friendship, and collaborating on a spectrum of areas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s just-concluded visit to India can be described as highly productive and successful.

This visit is seen as the dawn of a new era in the wonderful friendship between India and Israel. It began with the historic visit of Prime Minister Modi in Israel, who created great enthusiasm and continues with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here. It will help to further nurture our societies, will bring growth, peace and progress to both people.

Two aspects of the visit are particularly remarkable. First the Israeli Prime Minister decided to invest so much time, effort, energy and commitment to its relationship with India is indeed exceptional.

Second, the visit came a little more than six months after the momentous and path-breaking visit by Prime Minister Modi to Israel in July 2017.

Counter-terrorism, security, defence, cyber-security, agriculture, innovation, water management, films, people-to people contact and so on are some of the significant areas in which relations between the two countries can grow rapidly.

Major Agreements

MoU on Cyber Security Cooperation between India and Israel

MoU between the Ministry of petroleum and Natural Gas and the Ministry of Energy on Cooperation in Oil and Gas Sector

Protocol between India and Israel on Amendments to the Air Transport Agreement

Agreement on Film-co-production between India and Israel