Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the strengthening of strategic relations between India and Israel.
Besides discussing “cooperation in high tech, digital and innovation, as also connectivity, mobility tourism, finance, and health”, Jaishankar stated that they also noted the progress in I2U2 and cooperation in multilateral forums.
The Ministry of External Affairs' statement did not make any explicit adverse remarks on Israel, which is largely in line with New Delhi’s close ties with Tel Aviv.
The APSEZ-Gadot Group consortium completed the acquisition of HPC from the government of Israel on January 10, 2023. While APSEZ holds 70 per cent in the project, Gadot holds the balance 30 per cent.