POLITICAL ISSUES

EGYPT

1. India launches solar project in Egypt

New Delhi, Sunday, 16 July 2017

India launched a solar project with state-of-the-art technology to electrify a remote village in Agaween village in Egypt in the Western Desert in Matrouh Governorate, close to Libyan border. Source: The Hindu, Chennai

ISRAEL

2. India-Israel to strengthen bilateral ties during Modi’s visit

New Delhi, Monday, 3 July 2017

India and Israel will elevate their ties and sign several agreements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, hailed as a “very significant step” in strengthening bilateral relations that are on a “constant upswing”. Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi; See Also: The Hindu, Chennai

3. PM Narendra Modi’s first Israel visit a ‘formal coming out’ of relationship: Envoy

New Delhi, Monday, 3 July 2017

Forty-eight hours before Narendra Modi lands in Israel Indian Ambassador Pavan Kapoor described the occasion as the “formal coming out of the relationship” between the two countries. Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi

4. Day before PM Modi visit, Israel backs India on terror from Pakistan

New Delhi, Tuesday, 4 July 2017

On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, a senior official from the Israeli foreign ministry said that Israel “supports India on terrorism emanating” from Pakistan “hook, line and sinker”, and is “not asking for a quid pro quo.” Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi

5. PM Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu reflect on future of India-Israel relationship

New Delhi, Monday, 4 July 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu penned a joint Op-Ed article in The Times of India, where both called the former’s visit to Israel as one of the historic milestones to be set by the two countries. Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi

6. When does PM Narendra Modi reach Israel?

New Delhi, Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would arrive in Israel at 6.00 pm (IST) on Tuesday at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and on 6^th he would be travelling to Germany to attend the 12th G20 Summit. Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi

7. India, Israel ink 7 agreements

Jerusalem, Tuesday, 5 July 2017

India and Israel signed seven agreements to increase cooperation in key sectors like space, agriculture and water conservation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-depth talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi; See Also: Business Line, Chennai; The Hindu, Chennai

8. India for Israel, says Modi; forced against bad: Netanyahu

Jerusalem, Wednesday, 6 July 2017

Prime Minister Netanyahu who called India-Israel partnership a force for “good against bad”, especially after talk with Modi.  Source: The Hindu, Chennai

9. India, Israel defines firms join hands

New Delhi, Wednesday, 6 July 2017

On the side-lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, Indian and Israeli companies entered into agreements to bid jointly for defines contracts for the Indian military and locally build the system under “make in India”. Source: The Hindu, Chennai

10. India, Israel ‘strategic partners’, send strong message on terror

Jerusalem, Thursday, 6 July 2017

On the eve of Modi’s visit Benjamin Netanyahu said that “this is a marriage really made in heaven and we are implementing it here on Earth,” in meeting held in the historic King David Hotel. Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi

OMAN

11. Oman Air not to bid for Air India

New Delhi, Friday, 14 July 2017

Chief executive officer of Oman’s national airline Oman Air observed that his company would not bid for Air India because company would rather invest in a profit-making airline in India rather than buying a stake in an ‘ailing’ carrier. Source: The Hindu, Chennai; See Also: Business Line, Chennai; Business Standard, New Delhi

SAUDI ARABIA

12. Flying to Saudi Arabia gives jitters to crew of Indian airliners

New Delhi, Monday, 31 July 2017

The crew of Indian carriers-Air India and Jet Airways that operate to Saudi Arabia are a scared due to has tough documents process, virginal passport and travelling documents during their stay in Saudi Arabia. This practice created fear when the crew of a flight was recently detained in Jeddah. Source: The Times of India, New Delhi

TURKEY

13. India probing Turkey’s additional duties on textiles

New Delhi, Thursday, 6 July 2017

India is examining in detail the additional customs duties imposed by Turkey on a range of textiles and garments items from countries including India to see if they violated World Trade Organization norms. Source: Business Line, Chennai

MISCELLANEOUS

14. India believes in two-state solution of Israel and Palestine, says PM Modi

Jerusalem, Monday, 4 July 2017

During his media conference Narendra Modi said that India believes in two-state solution in which both Israel and future Palestine state coexist peacefully.  Source: Business Standard, New Delhi

ECONOMIC ISSUES

ISRAEL

15. Modi bids ‘shalom’ after business end of his trip

Tel Aviv, Wednesday, 6 July 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel with a meeting with CEOs of various companies who reportedly signed agreements worth about US$4.3 billion. Source: The Hindu, Chennai