Parliament Question: Visit of Israeli Prime Minister

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4669 ANSWERED ON - 20/03/2026 VISIT OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER 4669. SMT. MALA ROY Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is true that visit of Israeli Prime Minister to India was cancelled due to security reasons, if so, the details thereof; (b) the date when the recent visit of Prime Minister of India and Israel was fixed; and (c) the details of objectives/purpose of this visit? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH) (a to c) High level visits are planned in advance, taking into account national interest, foreign policy priorities and security assessments. 1No visit of the Prime Minister of Israel to India was scheduled or cancelled in the recent past. At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid a State visit to Israel on February 25-26, 2026. The visit was finalized in early January 2026. During the visit, the two leaders agreed to further strengthen cooperation, including in science and technology, innovation, research, critical and emerging technology, cyber security, agriculture, water management, entrepreneurship, defence, trade, economy and people-to- people exchanges. The leaders decided to elevate the bilateral relationship to a “Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation & Prosperity”. During the visit, 16 Agreements/Memoranda of Understanding/Protocols were also exchanged. ***** 2