Netanyahu in Mumbai LIVE: Israel PM meets top Indian CEOs for breakfast at Taj Hotel

Devendra Fadnavis welcomes Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomes Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu to Mumbai.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who reached Mumbai late Wednesday night is believed to have a packed schedule for the two-day visit. He will have a 'power breakfast' with select business personalities, including Anand Mahindra, Ajay Piramal, Adi Godrej, and Chanda Kochh

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who reached Mumbai late Wednesday night is believed to have a packed schedule for the two-day visit.

He will have a 'power breakfast' with select business personalities, including Anand Mahindra, Ajay Piramal, Adi Godrej, and Chanda Kochhar and will later address the India-Israel Business Summit at the iconic Taj Hotel in South Mumbai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is also expected to attend the summit, sources said.

There may be a one-on-one meeting between Fadnavis and Netanyahu, after which the chief minister will host a lunch for the Israeli premier and his delegation.

This will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace opposite the Gateway of India and a visit to the Chabad House in Nariman House, in nearby Colaba - both in south Mumbai.

Around 3pm, Netanyahu is expected to visit the Nariman House, where he will meet 11-year-old Moshe Holtzberg. Moshe's father Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and mother Rivka were killed at the Nariman House during the 2008 attacks.

The Jewish couple ran a cultural and outreach centre for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement at the Nariman House in south Mumbai's Colaba area. Moshe came to Mumbai on Wednesday, returning to the place where he was orphaned nine years ago.

In the evening around 5pm, Netanyahu will attend a gathering with the members of the Jewish community living in different parts of the city.

Post that, the Israel Prime Minister has a date with some of the biggest stars and film personalities at an exclusive 'Shalom Bollywood' event.

The much-anticipated event is expected to attract a galaxy of leading actors, directors and producers including Amitabh Bachchan who will interact with the Netanyahu couple and later join a gala dinner in a south Mumbai five-star hotel.

An invitation to Bollywood by Israeli Ambassador in India Daniel Carmon says that Israel honours Bollywood's starring role in contemporary Indian culture and offers Bollywood many opportunities with its rich history, culture, diversity and breathtaking landscape.

At today's event, the visiting PM Netanyahu will take the opportunity to showcase Israel as a shooting hotspot for Bollywood, which is constantly on the prowl globally for exotic foreign locales for what is the world's largest film industry.

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