Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have elevated India–Israel relations to a Special Strategic Partnership. Sixteen agreements were signed, alongside eleven key announcements and twenty-seven bilateral outcomes. Defence remains central, with joint research, co-development and co-production initiatives. India reiterated zero tolerance for terror, while Netanyahu praised India’s governance model and announced a Government-to-Government meeting in India soon. Modi also paid tribute at Yad Vashem and met President Isaac Herzog. From defence to digital cooperation, the partnership signals a decisive strategic deepening between the two democracies.