Israeli PM Likely To Visit India In "First Half Of This Year": Envoy

Israel's ambassador to India, Naor Gilon on Sunday expressed hope that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit India in the first half of this year.

During a telephone conversation with Netanyahu earlier month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the Israeli PM to visit India at an early date.

"The two Prime Ministers spoke and in their conversation also, about meeting soon. I hope that Prime Minister Netanyahu will be able to meet. It's a new government, so a lot of things to do in the first few months. But I hope that he will be able to come here in the early part of this year, the first half," Israel's envoy told ANI in an interview.

"I am not sure, but that's what we are hoping for," he added.

Stating the 'outstanding' relations that both the countries have, the enjoy said that today the relations between the two countries are vast and inclusive in many fields from defense, technology, agriculture and etc.

"Our relations are really outstanding. We are celebrating 30 years, but there was a big push to our relations in the last five, six, and seven years, and today our relations, if they started mainly on defense, security, and agriculture what we see here, the center of excellence cooperation technology. Today our relations are very - very vast and are inclusive and in many many fields", said the Israeli envoy.

"We can be very proud in the position where we are in the relations today and we have a strategic partnership that I believe it's just going to grow further, deeper, bigger and stronger," he further added.

During the telephone conversation held between the two leaders earlier, PM Modi also congratulated Netanyahu for his appointment as the PM of Israel for the sixth time and wished him a very successful tenure.

As per an earlier press release by the Ministry of External Affairs, the two leaders during the telephone conversation also expressed satisfaction at the rapid progress in the India-Israel strategic partnership in recent years and agreed on the potential for further strengthening strategic cooperation in a variety of areas.

Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Israel on December 29th. Netanyahu, 73, took the oath after Israel's parliament, or Knesset, passed a vote of confidence in his new government.

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"Don't Play With India's Pride": Rajnath Singh's Jibe At Rahul Gandhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Singh of creating hatred among people in order to regain power, and alleged that he was tarnishing India's image on international platforms.

Addressing a programme organised by the Madhya Pradesh government to provide land rights of residential plots to the poor in Singrauli district of the state located around 650 kms from here, Mr Singh asked Rahul Gandhi not to play with India's "prestige and pride".

The minister also said that in the recent clash with the Chinese troops, Indian soldiers did a "charismatic job" and displayed bravery, and slammed the Congress for questioning the valour of the country's jawans.

"Is India breaking? The country already got divided in 1947. Pakistan was created, though the leaders at that time were not in favour...These days, Rahul Gandhi is going around saying in his Bharat Jodo Yatra that there is hatred everywhere in India," he said.

"Rahulji, what has happened to you? You want to regain power by creating hatred. Power cannot be achieved by creating hatred, it can be achieved only by earning the public's trust and love." "I want to ask him who is creating hatred in India? Is Modiji creating hatred in the whole country? Is (MP Chief Minister) Shivraj Singh (Chouhan) doing the work of creating hatred in Madhya Pradesh? Are these leaders creating hatred among people? Where did he see it," he asked the gathering.

The minister also accused the Congress of trying to defame India and tarnish its image by saying that only hatred prevails in India, although the country has earned great respect in the world now.

India is the only country that considers all the people of the world as its family. India is being maligned that there is only hatred in India, he alleged.

India has never discriminated on the basis of caste, creed or religion as those born on Indian soil are brothers as all have sacrificed their lives for the country's independence, he added.

"I humbly want to say to Rahulji, don't spoil the image of India in the world by talking about hatred. You are creating hate by talking about it. You create hatred towards Modi and BJP by going to the people. The whole world is getting the image that there is only hatred in India," he said.

Referring to Rahul Gandhi's remark that he is out to sell love in the market of hatred, Mr Singh asked the gathering, "Have you also got some love from him? Now what does he know about love?" He said that Rahul Gandhi and Congress members should keep in mind that politics should not be done just to form the government and it should be done for the society and the country.

"Rahulji, don't play with India's prestige and pride. India is moving forward, if you can cooperate then do it, if you can't, then sit silently, don't try to defame India in the international arena," he said.

Mr Singh also said that Congress leaders can defame the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but they dared to question the bravery and valour of the country's army and soldiers who risked their lives to protect the country.

"Being the country's defence minister, I don't want to speak openly. But I wanted to make it clear that whatever war has happened this time, be it between India-China, the bravery that our army soldiers have exhibited, if I discuss it in front of anyone, then everyone will boast, they have done a charismatic job," Mr Singh said.

Last month, Rahul Gandhi had alleged that China was preparing for war and the Indian government was sleeping over it and trying to ignore the threat. He had also alleged that China had taken away 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, killed 20 Indian soldiers and was "thrashing our jawans in Arunachal Pradesh".

Mr Singh said that India's economy has made a place among top five economies in the country during the past eight years.

Earlier, Rajnath Singh and MP CM Chouhan distributed free plots under CM Land Rights Scheme to over 25,000 beneficiaries besides disbursing the benefits of Rs 135 crore to 6.78 lakh farmers under the CM Kisan Kalyan Yojana.

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Police Drill In Maharashtra Creates A Row Over Slogans By 'Terrorists'

A police mock drill in a temple in Chandrapur in Maharashtra landed in controversy after the personnel posing as terrorists were allegedly shouting slogans connected to a particular community.

A group of lawyers has submitted a memorandum to the district police authorities on the issue, while Superintendent of Police Ravindrasingh Pardeshi on Sunday said all efforts would be taken to ensure such an error is not repeated.

The mock drill, which was conducted on January 11 at the renowned Mahakali Temple, enacted a scene in which a group of terrorists took over a place of worship and held devotees hostage before being apprehended by security forces.

"Videos of the drill showing the personnel who played the part of terrorists in the mock drill shouting particular slogans. This portrays one community in a negative light and makes one believe all terrorists are from this community," said Farat Baig, part of lawyers' group here.

"We have submitted a memorandum to the office of the district SP against such sloganeering and portrayal. This act of the police amounts to defaming a community. Obviously, the script of the mock drill must have been overseen by the SP and other senior officials," Mr Baig said.

When contacted, SP Ravindrasingh Pardeshi said his department will "take necessary steps to ensure such an error is not repeated".

The mock drill was carried out by personnel from the local police, the Anti Terrorism Squad, the specialised combat unit C-60, among others, officials said.

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