MODI TO HOLD MASS RALLY FOR INDIANS IN ISRAEL:

With an estimated 31 million India-born people living abroad either temporarily or permanently, Indian PM Narendra Modi views the Indian Diaspora as a significant and valuable diplomatic asset. This is why he makes it a point to hold large events with people of Indian origin when he travels abroad. Modi will keep this practice alive during his visit in Israel this week for the first ever visit of an Indian prime minister. Israel is in the list of top 35 countries around the world with a significant Indian Diaspora. Modi is expected to address 4,000 to 5,000 of these people when he holds a large-scale event for their benefit this week at the Tel Aviv fairgrounds. Modi’s logic in holding these events, he said, "is that as part of his travels, he wants to connect with everyone, and there are people who obviously retain some connection with India. He wants to reach out to them and say thank you for their contribution, for the ways they are helping build relationships with other countries. He always sees these people as friends for our country.” (J.Post)