New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (NT): PM Narendra Modi, who again breaks the code of conduct to receive his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu at the airport in Delhi on Sunday, ended the day by hosted a private dinner for Benjamin. Netanyahu is the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit India in more than a period of time.Israeli Prime Minister had landed in Delhi with wife his Sara Netanyahu and a 130-member business delegation group.Benjamin Netanyahu is in India on a six-day visit, during which the two nations hope to increase ties in trade and defence.The Israeli PM is also expected to visit Mumbai, and PM Modi's home state Gujarat, where the two leaders will hold a joint roadshow on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who also met Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, later tweeted: "I called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Warm and healthy conversation on various aspects of our mutual ties aimed at strengthening our strategic partnership."

PM Narendra Modi visit to Israel last year was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister.This is going to create a good impact on the relationship between India and Israeli as India has slowly moved towards DE-hyphenating Israel and Palestine, towards which the country had a definite incline in the past.(NT)