Tel Aviv, Nov. 20 -- India's expanding economic partnership with Israel received fresh momentum as leading figures from manufacturing, food, water technology and cybersecurity highlighted the "very good atmosphere" between the two nations and outlined new investments, collaborations and opportunities.

Avi Balashnikov, Chairman of the Board of the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute, called the recent high-level exchanges a strong signal of growing confidence. "This is actually, we just came back from India... and the impression is very, very big," he said.

Balashnikov added that "friendship, pure friendship... give the right formula for good businesses," stressing that stronger economic ties translate into "more jobs and...