Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Israel for high-level discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, technology, and investment. The visit aims to boost economic partnership, explore new opportunities in innovation-led sectors, and deepen strategic collaboration between the two nations.
During the visit, Shri Goyal will hold high-level bilateral meetings with senior Israeli leadership. Apart from his Israeli counterpart Mr. Nir Barkat, Minister of Economy and Industry, Shri Goyal is also expected to meet a few other Ministers. Discussions are expected to focus on strengthening trade and investment ties, advancing cooperation in key sectors such as agriculture, water, defence, emerging technologies, life sciences, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and exploring opportunities for enhanced collaboration between businesses of both countries including start-ups. Progress on the proposed India–Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is also expected to be reviewed.