Last updated on July 19th, 2023 at 03:12 pm
On 29th December, PM Modi congratulated Prime Minister Netanyahu on being sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel and forming the government.
On Thursday, Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Israel. After Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel’s prime minister again, India-Israel strategic ties are likely to get a further boost.
Stronger ties between India and Israel are favored by Netanyahu. After winning a comfortable majority in parliament with right-wing allies, Netanyahu, a friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, formed a government for the sixth time. The end of political instability in the country is expected with this. Since 2019, five general elections have been held here, significantly.
In January 2018, the 73-year-old leader of the Likud party became the second Israeli prime minister to visit India. Modi’s historic visit to Israel in July 2017 made him the first Prime Minister of India to do so. The ‘chemistry’ between the two leaders had become a matter of intense discussion during this.
Netanyahu has been the Prime Minister of Israel for a longest time. Netanyahu stood by Modi like a ‘shadow’ when he visited Israel. Honors such as this are usually reserved in Israel for the US President and the Pope.