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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calls on the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu witnessing the exchange of agreements between India and Israel, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu witnessing the exchange of agreements between India and Israel, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the press meet with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the press meet with the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the press meet, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

Prime Minister's Office
05-July, 2017 09:36 IST
PM’s gifts to PM Benjamin Netanyahu


The Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Prime Minister of Israel Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of 2 sets of relics from Kerala that are regarded as key artifacts in the long Jewish history in India.

They comprise two different sets of copper plates that are believed to have been inscribed in 9-10th century C.E.

The first set of copper plates is a cherished relic for the Cochini Jews in India. It is regarded as a charter describing the grant of hereditary royal privileges and prerogatives by the Hindu King, Cheraman Perumal (often identified as Bhaskara Ravi Varma) to the Jewish leader Joseph Rabban. According to traditional Jewish accounts, Joseph Rabban was later crowned as the Prince of Shingli, a place in or equated with Cranganore. Cranganore is where Jews enjoyed religious and cultural autonomy for centuries, before they moved to Cochin and other places in Malabar. Local Jews once placed in each coffin a handful of earth from Shingli/Cranganore that was remembered as a holy place & a “second Jerusalem”. The replica of these plates was made possible with the cooperation of the Paradesi Synagogue in Mattancherry, Kochi.

The second set of copper plates is believed to be the earliest documentation of the history of Jewish trade with India. These plates describe the grant of land and tax privileges by the local Hindu ruler to a church and oversight of trade in Kollam to West Asian and Indian trading associations. West Asian association included Muslims, Christians, Zoroastrians, as also a group of Jews who signed in Judeo-Persian and possibly also in Arabic and Pahlavi (Middle Persian). The plates bear their signatures that appear to have been cut into the plates by a local workman unfamiliar with the script. The replica of these plates was made possible with the cooperation of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church in Thiruvalla, Kerala.

In addition, Prime Minister also presented PM Netanyahu a Torah scroll donated by the Paradesi Jewish community in Kerala. Handwritten over a hundred years ago, the scroll had been dedicated to the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi that had been built in 1568. The Torah is enclosed on wooden staves in a wooden case adorned with silver sheets and a metal crown covered in gold sheets in floral ornament style, bearing motifs typical of lamps and decorations of south India.

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting Moshe Holtzberg, the now 11-year-old survivor of the 26/11 attacks, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting Moshe Holtzberg, the now 11-year-old survivor of the 26/11 attacks, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017. The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu is also seen.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting Moshe Holtzberg, the now 11-year-old survivor of the 26/11 attacks, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017. The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu is also seen.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting Moshe Holtzberg, the now 11-year-old survivor of the 26/11 attacks, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017. The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu is also seen.

The Leader of the Opposition of Knesset, Mr. Isaac Herzog calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Leader of the Opposition of Knesset, Mr. Isaac Herzog calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees from Israel, in Jerusalem on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees from Israel, in Jerusalem on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees from Israel, in Jerusalem on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees from Israel, in Jerusalem on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees from Israel, in Jerusalem on July 05, 2017.

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Israeli Museum for Exhibition on India-Jewish Heritage, in Jerusalem, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Community Reception Programme, in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 05, 2017.

 

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Cabinet
30-August, 2017 14:52 IST
Cabinet approves MoU on "India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund"

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Israel on "India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F)". The MoU was concluded in July, 2017

India and Israel will make an contribution of four million US Dollars each for the Fund, both equivalent amount, annually for five years. The Innovation Fund will be governed by a joint Board which will consist of four members from each country.

The MoU envisages promotion of bilateral Industrial R&D and Innovation cooperation in the fields of science and technology by extending support to joint projects for innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes. Such projects will lead to affordable technological innovations in focus areas of mutual interest such as water, agriculture, energy and digital technologies. Institutional support in building up consortia including private industry, enterprises and R&D institutions from India and Israel will be enabled through these collaborative projects.

The activities supported by the Joint Fund would increase the techno-economic collaboration between the two countries by investing in jointly developed technology projects and collaborations based on technological innovation. It would leverage the complementary strengths of Israel and India to encourage Israel-Indian joint projects that capitalize on both the national and global marketplace. It would provide a comprehensive set of support tools to encourage joint projects that convert "know-how" into "show-how". It is expected that this will foster and strengthen the eco-system of innovation and techno-entrepreneurship in India and will contribute directly to the Start-up India programme.



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