Modi hails Israel ties in Knesset address

Defense and security are “important pillars” of relations between the countries, the Indian leader has said

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed his country’s ties with Israel in a speech to its parliament, in which he invoked civilizational traditions and philosophical parallels.

In his address to the Knesset, the first by an Indian prime minister, Modi also described defense and security as “important pillars” of bilateral ties.