<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today talked with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant on phone.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">During the conversation, Mr. Singh underlined the government's priority for indigenisation and domestic manufacturing of defence equipment under 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan'. He acknowledged the cooperation of Israeli industries towards nurturing a vibrant and world-class defence manufacturing ecosystem in India. He invited Israeli Industries to deepen their investments in Joint Ventures with Indian companies. </span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Mr Singh expressed pleasure at the signing of some important MoUs between Indian and Israeli companies during the recently concluded Aero India 2023.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Defence Minister of Israel highlighted the positive role played by India in the region and conveyed his Government's keen interest in enhancing the strategic partnership between the two countries. Both the Ministers affirmed their commitment to further deepening of bilateral defence relationship under the framework of the 'Vision Statement' adopted last year.</span></p>