As Gaza outrage grows, India sends largest business delegation ever to push FTA with Israel

Comm Minister Piyush Goyal ends Israel visit, strengthening Bilateral Strategic and Economic Cooperation

JERUSALEM : Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, concluded a productive visit to Israel (20–22 November 2025), during which he held a series of high-level engagements aimed at strengthening the India–Israel strategic and economic partnership. The visit included bilateral meetings with Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Mr. Nir Barkat; Minister of Finance, Mr. Bezalel Smotrich; Minister of Agriculture and Food Securit…

Piyush Goyal ends Israel trip; boosts bilateral strategic and economic ties - Cargo Insights

Piyush Goyal’s Israel trip accelerates strategic ties; terms for the India–Israel Free Trade Agreement are signed. After a fruitful trip to Israel from November 20–22, 2025, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal had a number of high-level meetings with the goal of bolstering the strategic and economic ties between India and Israel. Bilateral meetings with Israel’s Ministers of Economy and Industry (Nir Barkat), Finance (Bezalel Smot…

Piyush Goyal Meets Netanyahu as India–Israel FTA Push Accelerates

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of his three-day visit and conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings. He shared updates on delegation-level discussions, including conversations with Israel’s Economy Minister, Nir Barkat. Goyal stated that the India-Israel Business Forum and CEOs Forum received significant participation from Indian industry leaders who accompanied h…

As Gaza outrage grows, India sends largest business delegation ever to push FTA with Israel

Amid growing global consensus over Israel’s war crimes against Palestinians during the Gaza genocide, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal made a three-day visit to Israel for “deepening bilateral economic and strategic engagement.” Terms of Reference for the India–Israel Free Trade Agreement were signed between Goyal and Israel’s Minister of Economy Nir Barkat during the visit. As part of the visit, a Business Forum and CEOs F…