No better time than today to take India-Israel relations forward, says PM Modi

New Delhi, Jan 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there cannot be a better time to set new goals for taking forward India-Israel relations and asserted that the importance of the relationship has increased amid significant changes in the world.

In a special video message on the completion of 30 years of full-fledged diplomatic relations between India and Israel, Modi said people of India and Israel have always shared a special relationship. "This day holds importance in our relationship as full diplomatic ties were established between the two countries 30 years ago. A new chapter between the two countries had begun.

It was a new chapter but history between us is age-old," he said. "For centuries, the Jew community has stayed in India in a harmonious environment without any discrimination and has grown. It has made an important contribution in our developmental journey," Modi said. At a time when significant changes are taking place in the world, the importance of India-Israel ties has further increased, he asserted.