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India's Modi Begins Two-Day Visit to Israel to Expand Strategic and Economic Ties
Modi's visit includes signing defence MoUs and advancing Free Trade Agreement talks as bilateral trade reached $3.75 billion in 2024-25, strengthening multifaceted strategic ties.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a two-day state visit to Israel on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, landing at Ben‑Gurion Airport at 12:45 p.m. and meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- With FTA talks underway, the visit aims to review and expand the India‑Israel Strategic Partnership across defence, security, trade and innovation, following Terms of Reference signed in November 2025.
- Addressing the Knesset, Modi will lay a wreath at Yad Vashem and attend a technology exhibition featuring 12 Israeli companies, with an MoU on defence cooperation expected.
- Bilateral trade has grown to more than $3.75 billion by FY 2024-25, and officials say the proposed Free Trade Agreement could energise market access for MSMEs.
- Amid regional tensions, the visit coincides with United States naval deployments and Israeli leaders framing India within IMEC, backed by over $20 billion in defence trade and technology collaboration .
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