Israel’s achievements and the organization of its civic life had so impressed him on his recent visit to the Jewish State that he had brought these developments to the attention of Prime Minister Nehru, S. K. Patil, leader of the Congress Party and prominent member of India’s Parliament, told a meeting here of the Bombay Zionist Association.
H. Cynowicz, chairman of the Zionist unit, called for closer ties between India and Israel and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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