India and Israel will safeguard each other’s strategic interests and cooperate to combat growing radicalisation and terrorism, besides concluding seven agreements in development and space sectors during the maiden visit by an Indian PM to Jerusalem.

Seven MoU’s Signed

• MoU between the Department of Science & Technology, India and National Technological Innovation Authority, Israel for setting up of India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F).
• MoU between the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation of India and the Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources of the State of Israel on National Campaign for Water Conservation in India.
• MoU between U.P. Jal Nigam, Government of Uttar Pradesh, of and the Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources of the State of Israel on State Water Utility Reform in India.
• India-Israel Development Cooperation – Three Year Work Program in Agriculture 2018-2020.
• Plan of Cooperation Between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) regarding cooperation in Atomic Clocks.
• MoU between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Israel Space Agency (ISA)regarding cooperation in GEO-LEO Optical Link.
• MoU between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) regarding cooperation in Electric Propulsion for Small Satellites.

Source : MEA

GS II : Bilateral relation