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IN PICTURES: Day two of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India

Breaking protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday personally went to the airport and received his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu who arrived here on a six-day visit to India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sara Netanyahu on their arrival at the Air Force Station in New Delhi. | AFP
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sara Netanyahu on their arrival at the Air Force Station in New Delhi. | AFP
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday broke protocol to personally receive his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu with a hug as he arrived here to begin a six-day visit that will also take him to Mumbai and Gujarat.| PTI
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday broke protocol to personally receive his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu with a hug as he arrived here to begin a six-day visit that will also take him to Mumbai and Gujarat.| PTI
Modi greeted Netanyahu with a warm hug and shook hands with his wife Sara. | PTI
Modi greeted Netanyahu with a warm hug and shook hands with his wife Sara. | PTI
This is the first visit to India by an Israeli Prime Minister since Ariel Sharon came in 2003.| PTI
This is the first visit to India by an Israeli Prime Minister since Ariel Sharon came in 2003.| PTI
The Israeli leader, accompanied by dozens of Israeli businessmen, will visit the Centre of Excellence in Agriculture at Vadrad in Gujarat and interact with business leaders in Mumbai. He will also go to the Taj Mahal city of Agra. | AFP
The Israeli leader, accompanied by dozens of Israeli businessmen, will visit the Centre of Excellence in Agriculture at Vadrad in Gujarat and interact with business leaders in Mumbai. He will also go to the Taj Mahal city of Agra. | AFP
The Israeli leader, accompanied by dozens of Israeli businessmen, will visit the Centre of Excellence in Agriculture at Vadrad in Gujarat and interact with business leaders in Mumbai. He will also go to the Taj Mahal city of Agra.| AFP
The Israeli leader, accompanied by dozens of Israeli businessmen, will visit the Centre of Excellence in Agriculture at Vadrad in Gujarat and interact with business leaders in Mumbai. He will also go to the Taj Mahal city of Agra.| AFP
India and Israel today inked nine pacts to boost cooperation in key areas, including cybersecurity, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu held extensive talks to strengthen ties in the strategic areas of defence and counterterrorism. (IN PIC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during a media interaction at Hyderabad House in New Delhi) (Photo | PTI)
India and Israel today inked nine pacts to boost cooperation in key areas, including cybersecurity, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu held extensive talks to strengthen ties in the strategic areas of defence and counterterrorism. (IN PIC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during a media interaction at Hyderabad House in New Delhi) (Photo | PTI)
The two prime ministers, accompanied by their respective senior Cabinet colleagues, held delegation-level talks during which they also discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest. (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspects a guard of honour during a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.) (Photo | PTI)
The two prime ministers, accompanied by their respective senior Cabinet colleagues, held delegation-level talks during which they also discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest. (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspects a guard of honour during a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.) (Photo | PTI)
Netanyahu, who arrived here yesterday, will also visit Ahmedabad and Mumbai during his six-day stay in India. (IN PIC: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with his wife Sara paying floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat in New Delhi.) (Photo | PTI)
Netanyahu, who arrived here yesterday, will also visit Ahmedabad and Mumbai during his six-day stay in India. (IN PIC: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with his wife Sara paying floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat in New Delhi.) (Photo | PTI)
India and Israel will strengthen the existing pillars of cooperation in areas such as agriculture, technology and security, Modi said at a joint media event with Netanyahu. (IN PIC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara during a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.) (Photo | PTI)
India and Israel will strengthen the existing pillars of cooperation in areas such as agriculture, technology and security, Modi said at a joint media event with Netanyahu. (IN PIC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara during a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.) (Photo | PTI)
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