Modi visit to Israel

Let’s be realistic. The ability and resources of a country of only 8.3 million people, with plenty of its own challenges to deal with, can only go so far.

We shall see the development of commercial relations in new sectors and at deeper levels of collaboration, broadening and deepening the strong basis of friendship between the two nations.

President Reuven Rivlin had been locked in Modi’s embrace during Rivlin’s November 2016 visit to India.

Tune into Jpost.com for live coverage of the visit starting with Narendra Modi's arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport at 4 p.m.

Jerusalem Post experts were interviewed on Indian NewsX TV to discuss the significance of Modi's three-day trip to Israel.

Executive Editor of 'India Today': Prime Minister Modi will make history by becoming the first Indian PM to visit Israel. This is his chance to take their ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ ties to the next level

We welcome Prime Minister Modi, join him in celebrating 25 years of diplomatic ties and look forward to a new era of cooperation and innovation in the ties between our countries.

Modi’s historic visit is a good opportunity for Israel to understand where it now stands and what it must do to maintain and expand its current success into the future.

Israel can be proud of an excellent relationship with India – a country with a population of 1.3 billion, one of the world’s fastest expanding economies and which will inevitably become a superpower.

The time for shalom and namaste to converge is upon us.