Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a strengthening of defense, trade and counter-terrorism ties with Israel during a rare visit, forging closer bonds to combat security threats in their regions.
Defense relations between the nations are an ¡°important pillar¡± of the partnership, Modi said in an address to the Knesset, Israel¡¯s parliament, on Wednesday, after arriving in Tel Aviv for the first time in nine years. He and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are ¡°committed to expanding trade,¡± strengthening investment flows, and promoting joint infrastructure development, Modi said, citing last year¡¯s ceasefire in the war in the Gaza Strip as creating a means to cooperate more closely.
¡°In today¡¯s uncertain world, a strong defense partnership between trusted partners like India and Israel is of vital importance,¡± he said.
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