New Delhi, 24 February (H.S.): Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a two-day state visit to Israel from February 25, holding comprehensive bilateral talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the Knesset, and honoring Holocaust victims at Yad Vashem.

Packed Itinerary Spans Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

PM Modi lands in Tel Aviv at 12:45 PM local time Wednesday for an initial huddle with Netanyahu, followed by a historic Knesset address—the first by an Indian leader—community engagement with Indian-origin Israelis, a tech expo tour, and private dinner hosted by Netanyahu.

Defense, AI, Quantum Deals on Horizon

Day two features Yad Vashem wreath-laying, bilateral parleys with President Isaac Herzog, and delegation-level talks expected to ink pacts in innovation, science & technology, AI, cybersecurity, and quantum tech.PM Modi also meets Indian and Jewish diaspora amid deepening strategic partnership.

Elevating Historic Bonds

PM Modi's second Israel trip since his pioneering 2017 visit—which elevated ties to strategic partnership—follows Netanyahu's 2018 India sojourn. Recent exchanges covered regional stability, terrorism, West Asia dynamics; November 2025 defense MoU and September investment pact underscore momentum in security, trade, startups, I4F fund, agriculture (35/43 Centers of Excellence operational), and labor mobility (20,000+ Indians employed post-framework). As I2U2 partners, both back Trump's Gaza peace plan for enduring Middle East stability.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar