New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US-based Jewish groups during his visit to the US this week followed by a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Israeli counterpart.
According to sources here, Prime Minister will be meeting Jewish groups on September 28, the day on which he will also address thousands of Indian-Americans at the famous Madison Square Garden.
An influential American Jewish group had congratulated Modi soon after his electoral victory and hoped that under his leadership, India's ties with the US and Israel will strengthen further.
Modi is also scheduled to visit Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Centre downtown here which was destroyed in the terror attacks by al-Qaeda in 2001.
He is also expected to visit the new 9/11 museum. Swaraj will hold bilateral talks with her Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman on October 1.
Her meeting comes days after India along with BRICS countries voted in support of the UNHRC resolution to launch a probe into Israel's offensive on Gaza.
Israel launched Operation Protective Edge in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Fifty days of Israeli bombardment, Palestinian rocket attacks, and ground fighting killed more than 2,200 people, mostly Palestinians.
