Netanyahu credits India with a personal milestone, recalling a first date at an Indian restaurant, during a productive visit with Modi focused on expanding bilateral ties.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he owes India a "great personal debt" during a joint press event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recalling that his first or second date with his wife Sara took place at Reena Pushkarna’s Tandoori Tel Aviv restaurant, where they enjoyed Indian food, including butter chicken. He described the evening as memorable and credited India with shaping a key moment in his personal life. The visit, marked by discussions on expanding cooperation in technology, innovation, agriculture, and education, also included Modi planting a tree under India’s ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative and extending an invitation to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit India. Netanyahu praised the visit as “extraordinarily productive and moving,” highlighting deepening diplomatic and cultural ties between the two nations.