Narendra Modi bear hugs Benjamin Netanyahu in welcome at IGI; PM’s unique diplomatic outreach style grabs eye-balls

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a 6-day visit to the country. He was received by PM Narendra Modi at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, and he broke the official protocol to receive him there to reciprocate the gesture that was shown by PM Netanyahu back in July 2017 when the Indian PM had gone there. The meeting of the two leaders was full of smiles and affection. Netanyahu is the second Israeli PM to visit the country in 15 years. Ariel Sharon, the then Israeli Prime Minister visited India back in 2003. Netanyahu is being accompanied by 130 member delegation from sectors like cyber, agriculture and defence. However, the Israeli PM is not the only one who has received this special treatment from PM Modi, as far as hug diplomacy is concerned. The Indian PM has done the same with a number of other world leaders too. Here are some spectacular pictures of PM Modi with other leaders: (Photo: Twitter)

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Netanyahu will hold delegation level talks during his visit to the country with PM Modi and other officials. (photo: Twitter)

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PM Benjamin Netanyahu broke protocol in July 2017 to receive his friend and Indian counterpart at the Tel Aviv airport. (Photo: Reuters)

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Back in July 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to the Israel. It was then that the two nations, India and Israel signed as many as seven agreements on areas including space, tech, water and agriculture. (Photo: Reuters)

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Reuters)

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"Both leaders expressed concern about the political crisis in Maldives and the importance of respect for democratic institutions and rule of law," the White House said in a readout of the phone call between Trump and Modi, the first in this year.

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PM Modi receives the then US President Barack Obama in Delhi back in 2015. (Photo: Twitter/@MEAIndia)

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French President Macron will be accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in the morning.

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Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto embraces PM Narendra Modi in June 2016. (Photo: AP)

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PM Narendra Modi with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)