Indian PM Modi visited Yad Vashem, met with Israeli leaders, and advanced strategic ties, including a Free Trade Agreement and tech partnerships.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026, laying a wreath and touring the Hall of Names to honor Holocaust victims, emphasizing the need to protect human dignity and peace. Accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he met with President Isaac Herzog, calling their talks “fruitful and wide-ranging,” and reaffirmed the deepening strategic partnership between India and Israel. The two nations advanced plans for a Special Strategic Partnership and a Free Trade Agreement, signed agreements on AI, cybersecurity, and trade, and highlighted cooperation in technology, startups, and environmental initiatives like “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.” Modi praised a performance by Indian disabled artists and received Israel’s highest parliamentary honor, the Speaker of the Knesset Medal, during his visit.