India’s Modi gets a warm greeting from Netanyahu as he arrives in Israel

Narendra Modi arrives to meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 9Leo Correa/AP)

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday aimed at focusing on strengthening security, economic and technological cooperation between the two countries.

The Indian leader stepped out of the plane beaming and descended the staircase to a big hug from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife, Sara Netanyahu.