Modi visit to Israel

As Modi backs Israel in Knesset, 'Post' gets an inside look at India's military surge

INDIA AFFAIRS: While Indian Prime Minister Modi visited Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post embedded with the Indian Armed Forces across the subcontinent.

A MIG-29K fighter jet sits on the flight deck of India’s aircraft carrier ‘INS Vikrant’ during the International Fleet Review 2026 off the coast of Visakhapatnam, India.
The new chief of the Israel Security Agency, Shin Bet, David Zini, participates in the state memorial ceremony for the 07 of October 2023 on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, 16 October 2025.

Modi and Netanyahu announce deals, US wants Israel to strike Iran first

Indian PM Narendra Modi speaks at the Knesset plenum on February 25, 2025.

No wavering: Modi's speech firmly aligns himself, and India, with Israel - analysis

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi recieved the Knesset Medal after his speech at the Knesset.

PM Narendra Modi becames first recipient of Knesset Medal during official Israel visit


Nontraditional approach needed in India-Israel partnership

Netanyahu’s congratulatory phone call and friendly exchange with Modi, after his good friend’s grand victory, in which he said, “You don’t need a coalition, I do."

INDIA’S PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

How Israel made friends in India

Israel’s bottom-up diplomacy has paid off.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tour Dor Beach on the third day of Modi's visit to Israel‏

Building bridges for Israel

“In any family, there will naturally be disagreements,” he said. “We have shown the capacity throughout the centuries to get through them, and we will going forward as well.”

Jason Isaacson with Sheikh Abdallah Bin Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Salmi, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Sultanate of Oman.

India’s delicate Middle East foreign policy balancing act

India is taking an independent approach to its relations with Mideast countries.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves upon his arrival to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) in Ramallah, in the West Bank February 10, 2018.

Indian Jews 'pained' Netanyahu won't address them during visit

A quote from the letter written to the Israeli Prime Minister noted, "Our Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of approximately 8000 Indians in Tel Aviv.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a World War I memorial for Indian soldiers killed in the battle for Haifa, January 14, 2018

India revives talk of huge missile deal ahead of PM’s visit

New Delhi will buy Spike antitank guided weapons, media reports say

Modi and Netanyahu on the way to Haifa

India and Israel

There are a number of reasons for the change in India’s attitude toward Israel.

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben-Gurion airport before his departure after an historic three day visit to Israel

Netanyahu to give Modi NIS 390,000 memento of their beach stroll

Diplomatic officials confirmed that Netanyahu will give Modi his own desalination jeep.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ride in a GalMobile water desalination and purification jeep at Olga Beach last July

Celebrating India's Independence Day in Tel Aviv

An Indian journalist asks the hard questions and tries not to spoil the Israeli-Indian love affair.

Indian Independence Day ceremony in Tel Aviv

India-Israel defense cooperation under PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi’s visit has accelerated the enthusiasm on the both sides.

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben-Gurion airport before his departure after an historic three day visit to Israel