Delhi: The NDA government is all set to make some amends and reset some ties. Their desire to do so is displayed through the fact that the NDA government has a series of high profile visits have been planned to Israel in the next one year.

At a press conference held earlier in May, it was confirmed that the PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Israel, making him the first Indian Prime Minister to do so since New Delhi established full diplomatic relations in1992.

It has also been said that President Pranab Mukherjee will travel to Israel in mid-October and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the next few months

President Mukherjee will travel to Palestine and Jordan as well during the visit, officials have confirmed.. The visits of the President, Prime Minister and the other ministers mark a considerable shift from the past, when despite a historic trip by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2003 and subsequent visits by senior members of the Israeli cabinet, Indian leaders, with the exception of Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in 2012, have avoided making the visit out of concern for Palestinian sensibilities and those of other West Asian countries. However, a senior official in the MEA denied that the planned trips were part of any change in India’s position.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had rejected any “tilt towards Israel” during her press conference in May, and a similar denial was issued by the MEA this month when India abstained from a vote against Israel at the UNHRC. The government’s actions, and planned visits, however, do point to a departure from past policy and are more in line with the BJP’s policy of bettering ties with Israel, a senior party leader told the media.