India, Feb. 21 -- On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Israel, India is looking to deepen and expand strategic ties and defence cooperation, which includes joint development of anti-ballistic missile defence, laser weapons and long range stand-off missiles and drones. PM Modi will be visiting Israel from February 25-26.

While both countries are expected to sign an MoU on security cooperation, no defence deal will be signed between the two countries as bilateral defence cooperation is an on-going process between two very close allies and is worth around USD 10 billion over the next years.

Even though the two sides are tight-lipped about PM Modi's visit, it is understood that Israel has agreed to share latest defe...