India-Israel will collaborate in areas such as innovation and startups: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, May 3 (KNN) Entering a new phase of deeper ties between India and Israel, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday that both the countries will enhance partnership in areas like innovation and startups.

He said this when a high-level Israel delegation led by Dr.Daniel Gold, Head of DDR&D, Israeli Ministry of Defence, met him in New Delhi.

On the occasion, India and Israel signed a MoU on Industrial Research and Development Cooperation.

The pact has key area of focus on several key technology areas, like Aerospace, Electronics Instrumentation, Civil, Infrastructure & Engineering, Ecology, Environment, Earth & Ocean Sciences and Water, Mining, Minerals, Metals & Materials, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Energy (Conventional & Non-Conventional) and Energy Devices, Agri, Nutrition & Biotech and Healthcare.

The Multi-Sectoral Agreement was signed between CSIR and Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel at the CSIR-Science Centre, New Delhi.

Welcoming the signing of the agreement, the Union MoS said that 2023 is a very important year for the country as India is holding the G20 presidency under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“It is also the year when India and Israel are celebrating 30 years of successful diplomatic relations,” he noted.

The Minister said he is optimistic that this agreement will open a new phase in India-Israel partnership in areas like Innovation, Technology and StartUps.

Brig. Gen. (Ret) Dr.Daniel Gold, Head of DDR&D, Israeli Ministry of Defence said that it is heartening to see that, in 2022-23, India and Israel celebrated 30 years of successful diplomatic relations.

India and Israel are very good friends and has lots of potential to collaborate in high technology areas, he said.  (KNN Bureau)