The International Business Times called India’s newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Israel’s best friend in South Asia”. As Chief Minister of the Gujarat province, Modi endorsed joint projects in industrial R&D, solar & thermal power, water recycling, desalination and more.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/180772#.U3m_CnaKj2Q
http://www.ibtimes.com/india-2014-elections-narendra-modi-israels-best-friend-south-asia-1561837