India and Israel have intensified negotiations towards a long-discussed Free Trade Agreement, completing the first round of talks in New Delhi and planning the next in May 2026. Both sides also agreed to continue inter-sessional engagements virtually.

By bno Chennai Office Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended the second and final of his state visit to Israel on February 26, 2026, according to a report by All India Radio. During his visit a delegation of Israeli officials was in New Delhi negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in parallel with their Indian counterparts headed by India’s

New Delhi: India and Israel elevated their relationship to a Special Strategic Partnership from a Strategic Partnership on Friday. The upgrade took place during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Israel on February 25-26, a visit that saw him hold talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Isaac Herzog.

India and Israel will resume negotiations for their proposed Free Trade Agreement in May 2026, with talks set to cover goods, services, digital trade, intellectual property rights, and market access.

Both leaders agreed that up to 50,000 additional Indian workers may arrive in Israel within the next five years. The two leaders reviewed the work of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and tasked the JCC to meet frequently to discuss outstanding issues related to workers and to resolve them at the earliest.

India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership announced as PM Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu unveil 27 agreements covering defence, technology, trade, UPI and regional connectivity.

India and Israel have signalled fresh urgency in finalising a long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held wide-ranging talks in Jerusalem aimed at deepening their strategic and economic partnership.