Narendra Modi to be the first Indian PM to visit Israel

NH Bureau Monday, 01 June 2015 11:40:16 AM

New Delhi : Narendra Modi will be known as the first Indian Prime Minister who will visit the Jewish nation that is a pariah for most of New Delhi’s traditional Arab allies. His trip was announced by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday.

Highlights:

• Mr Modi to be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel

• His trip was announced by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj

• With no specific time mentioned announcement added Palestine and Jordan as other nations in the visit.

• Israel and India share extensive economic, defence and strategic relations

• Modi had visited Israel in 2006 as the chief minister of Gujarat

• Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon became the first premier from that country to visit India when he came here in 2003.

• Israel and India had been seeing ministerial visits in history.