According to New Delhi sources it was stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will script history next week when he travels to Israel on a three day visit beginning July 4, the first Indian PM to step on Israeli soil, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday as it marks 25 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries but also a definite shift in New Delhi's approach towards a country that has been its major arms supplier. India is the largest buyer of Israeli military equipment, while Israel is India's largest customer after Russia.
The groundwork for the visit, which will see some big ticket defense deals, has been on for months. The plan is been finalized for Spike anti-tank missiles for the Indian army and Barak-8 air defence missiles for the navy valued at $ 1.5 billion.
Previously PM Modi, who had traveled to Israel in 2006 when he was the
Gujarat Chief Minister, was widely expected to make the visit much earlier.
Instead, President Pranab Mukherjee traveled to Israel in 2015 and addressed
Israeli parliament too. Wow Modi is lucky enough to travel around the
world.
