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PM Modi gets red carpet welcome on historic visit to Israel, friend Netanyahu says ‘we love India’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu hugged three times and referred to each other as “my friend” several times, with their mutual bonhomie openly evident to a large crowd that included the entire Israeli cabinet and heads of Abrahamic faiths. India and Israel on Tuesday took historic steps towards a new engagement,…