India, Jordan agree to exchange info to combat terrorism

The first to the three countries by an Indian head of State, during which a number of deals have been lined up in areas ranging from culture to technology.

The Indian president is scheduled to begin his formal program in Israel on Tuesday afternoon with a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of Theodor Herzl, followed by a visit to Yad Vashem.

Sree Pranab was born in a Bangali Brahmin family in Mirati in the Birbhum district of Bengal province of (now in West Bengal, India). On the contrary, the Arab nations have firmly stood by Pakistan, using the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to build support for Islamabad and the jihadi groups in Kashmir.

“It is true the trade volume has shifted in favour of India since 2013”. He had made tremendous contribution to the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. The ancestral home of his wife Shuvra Mukherjee is situated in Narail, Bangladesh.

President Mukherjee’s itinerary will also include a luncheon with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as meetings with Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein, and with Chairman of the Opposition Isaac Herzog.

The two leaders agreed that there should be greater cooperation on counter-terrorism and defence for which mechanisms will be worked out. Israel has been a good friend of India but New Delhi continues to be shy of demonstrating its friendship. Mr Modi had visited Israel as the chief minister of Gujarat in 2006.

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here yesterday in what he termed a landmark visit to push ties with Jordan.

Keeping India’s wider strategic interests in perspective, successive Indian governments since the early 1990s have walked a nuanced line between expressing genuine concern for the Palestinian cause and expanding its commercial and defence ties with Israel.

India and Jordan signed the first bilateral agreement for co-operation in 1947. “We do understand that it is not possible for any country to feed 1.2 billion plus people”, added Mukherjee. The year 2016 will mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and Spain, offering both countries the opportunity to work on realizing fully the true potential of our partnership. This is reflected in his government’s moves in relation to Israel, marking a distinct break from the diffidence of the past.

Mukherjee will also visit the Hebrew University where he will be presented an honorary doctorate. He is accompanied by a six-member delegation of members of Parliament, as also senior officials and academics.

Mukherjee is on a six-day, three-nation visit which will take him next to Palestine and Israel. “Still, they are treated well, and the business community is respected”, he told The Hindu.