Overview
- Sa’ar arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a brief diplomatic visit and is scheduled to return to Israel on Wednesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.
- A meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set for Tuesday, with local reports pointing to Hyderabad House as the venue.
- The foreign minister will also meet Indian officials, ambassadors, research leaders and business figures, and brief scholars on Middle East developments.
- The visit follows the September Bilateral Investment Agreement signed by Nirmala Sitharaman and Israel’s Bezalel Smotrich to strengthen investor protections and arbitration.
- Israeli media have reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may visit India in the coming months, reflecting warming ties, though this has not been officially announced.