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India's Modi Pledges $40 Million for Palestinian Development

West Bank visit is first ever by an Indian prime minister
Relationship persists despite India’s warming ties with Israel

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, right, waves as he walks with Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority president, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, West Bank, on Feb. 10. — Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, right, waves as he walks with Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority president, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, West Bank, on Feb. 10.
Photographer: Geraldine Hope Ghelli/Bloomberg

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By Iain Marlow and Fadwa Hodali

February 10, 2018 at 12:46 PM UTC

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Narendra Modi pledged $40 million for economic development in the Palestinian territories, marking the first-ever visit by an Indian prime minister to the West Bank.

“We discussed regional and global developments that have a role in peace in the world and in the region,” Modi said Saturday in Ramallah, where he appeared alongside Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Modi said he hoped peace could be reached “quickly, through dialogue and understanding.”