of recent origin DELHI, Sept. 8 Kyo...

of recent origin DELHI, Sept. 8 Kyodo

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived here Monday night amid tight security in succession a four-day visit that is look fored to take bilateral relations forward a new plane despite India's traditional support to the Palestinian cause.

As the first Israeli leader to visit India since novel Delhi established diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv in 1992 Sharon's visit is rely uponed to focus on economic and defense cooperation between the sum of two units countries.

Sharon will come together his Indian counterpart Atal Beahri Vajpayee Tuesday evening where the sum of two units are expected to discuss a legion of bilateral, regional and global issues including the Middle East peace proces and the US-propos road map for peace and the Iraq situation.

forward the military front, officials in India, which purchases weapons from Israel, have indicated that India wants to acquire battle-control and surveillance AWACS aircraft from Israel.

The brace sides are expected to sign Tuesday evening a joint statement and announce six other pacts forward environment protection, combating put drugs into trafficking, visa-free travel, and cooperation in public health, education and culture

A legion of senior Indian leaders will call onward Sharon on Tuesday. forward Wednesday he will be meeting India's business leaders. in succession Thursday, he will leave for Mumbai, India's commercial capital where he will interact with leaders of Indian industry. He will convenient the Jewish community in Mumbai before returning place of abode on the same night.

Indian authorities have levy up a wall of security for Sharon, single in kind of the most threatened world leaders, similar to the flush given to former U President Bill Clinton during his visit to India in 2000

Muslim clusters have intensified their strikes not just in the troubl state of Jammu and Kashmir nevertheless have also struck in Mumbai and Delhi recently

The attacks spiraled following the killing of Ghazi Baba, a prominent leader of the banned Pakistan-based militant cluster Jaish e Mohammed. Special security has also been provided at the Taj Mahal public-house where Sharon is staying.

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