Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is all set to land in India today (09 May) for a three-day visit. He will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Eli Cohen will also attend the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) India-Israel Business Forum.

Israel FM Eli Cohen to arrive in India today, likely to meet EAM Jaishankar

The Israeli foreign minister is on a 3-day India visit. Eli Cohen will meet his Indian counterpart Jaishankar at around noon today. Apart from the capital New Delhi, the Israeli foreign minister will be visiting the Indian cities of Agra and Mumbai. Eli Cohen's trip comes after India visits by Israel's Knesset speaker & economy minister. Recently, Israel's India envoy said the cooperation between the two nations is based on deep trust. He added prime minister Netanyahu is expected to visit India later this year. India and Israel established full diplomatic relations in 1992. Since then, the bilateral relationship between the two countries has blossomed at the economic, agricultural and political levels. Narendra Modi became the first sitting Indian prime minister to visit Israel on July 4, 2017. Bilateral consultation mechanisms exist in multiple sectors of collaboration, including Defence and counter-terror.

Israel FM in New Delhi | In 2017, Narendra Modi became first sitting Indian PM to visit Tel Aviv

The Israeli army said it killed three leaders of the Islamic Jihad group in air strikes on Gaza. According to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory, the Israeli air strikes left a dozen dead. Amid the escalating tensions, Israel's foreign minister has cut short his India visit, while the Islamic jihad group scrapped a visit to Cairo. Israel's foreign minister Eli Cohen, who arrived in India today morning, decided to cut short his 3-day diplomatic visit. He will now leave after meeting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Eli Cohen's trip is the third high-level visit by senior Israeli officials in less than three months. Israel's Knesset speaker & economy minister visited recently. Analysts say the high-level India trips are being seen as a prelude to the much-anticipated visit of Netanyahu later this year. Remember, Narendra Modi became the first sitting Indian prime minister to visit Israel on July 4, 2017.

Israel's foreign minister to leave after meeting Indian PM Modi | 'Islamic Jihad' scraps Cairo visit