India, Israel do not know each other enough: Ambassador Daniel Carmon
Israeli ambassador to India Daniel Carmon says that since the Narendra Modi govt came to power, India-Israel ties have acquired a much higher profile
New Delhi: India and Israel are celebrating 25 years of diplomatic ties in 2017-18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to exchange visits before the anniversary year closes in January 2018.
In an interview, Israel’s ambassador to India Daniel Carmon says that since the Modi government came to power, ties between the two countries have acquired a much higher profile. He said an announcement on free trade talks as well as upgrading cooperation in water technologies could be the key outcomes of the visit by Modi, the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister to the Jewish nation, that is expected towards the middle of this year. Edited excerpts:
What would be the major achievements of these 25 years?
I think I would look at the past 25 years as a process. You can look at the milestones through specific junctions, but I would prefer to look at the relations as a crescendo that goes beyond the political. They encompass many fields in the lives of our peoples and the governments which are governing the peoples. Namely safety, security—safeguarding the security of the territory and safeguarding the safety of the people—developmental challenges, which include the need for food, the need for water, health, and education which I would say is the more strategic target of our countries.
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