New Delhi, June 26 -- India and Israel are discussing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) covering goods and services, and the agreement could be signed in the near future as both countries seek to deepen economic cooperation and strengthen bilateral trade ties, Ofir Amami, Head of Economic and Commercial Mission at the Embassy of Israel, told ANI.

"Currently, we're also in a discussion of a trade agreement between India and Israel. It's still a process ongoing and hopefully we'll be able to see it signed in the very near future," she told ANI in an exclusive interview on Thursday at the sidelines of the National Summit on Telecom Security in the AI and Quantum Age.

Amami said India has been taking significant steps to expand its global commer...