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Welcome to India, my friend PM @netanyahu! Your visit to India is historic and special. It will further cement the… https://t.co/1DTHwfLMSC — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1515919538000

ברוך הבא להודו, חברי ראש הממשלה נתניהו! ביקורך בהודו הוא היסטורי ומיוחד. ביקור זה יחזק את הקשרים הקרובים בין המדינו… https://t.co/8YuoBKjPj2 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1515919481000

תודה לך, חברי היקר מודי, על קבלת הפנים החמה והאישית להודו. אני מעריך מאוד את המחווה המרגשת הזו https://t.co/e6a2mkb0Jo — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) 1515919672000

We have landed in India. Thank you to my good friend Narendra Modi for the warm welcome! https://t.co/mLsGxZT1E7 — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) 1515919589000

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday broke protocol to receive his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara in Delhi.Netanyahu arrived in the country with the largest business delegation ever to accompany an Israeli premier on an overseas tour.It is noteworthy that the visit is the first by an Israeli PM to the country after 15 years. The last such trip was by Ariel Sharon, who came to India in 2003.Before leaving for his six-day trip to India, Netanyahu promised to "sign very many agreements .""We are strengthening ties between Israel and this important global power. This serves our security, economic, trade and tourism interests, as well as many other areas. This is a great blessing for the State of Israel," he added.Shortly after receiving Netanyahu, PM Modi tweeted that the latter's visit will "further cement" bilateral ties - even expressing the sentiment in Hebrew.On his part, PM Netanyahu thanked his "good friend" Modi for the welcome accorded to him.The ministry of external affairs called Netanyahu's visit a "fitting culmination to the silver jubilee year of the formal relationship."The first stop for the two leaders will be the Teen Murti monument, where they will lay a wreath commemorating the role of three Indian regiments which fought at the battle of Haifa over a century ago. It will be formally renamed the Teen Murti Haifa Chowk, while Teen Murti Marg will be known as Teen Murti Haifa Marg.Later tonight, PM Modi will host a dinner for the Israeli PM.