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New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, the first between the two senior leaders. After congratulating Gallant on his appointment as the Defence Minister of Israel, Singh underlined the Government of India's priority for indigenisation and domestic manufacturing of defence equipment under the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative, according to the Defence Ministry. Singh acknowledged the cooperation of Israeli industries towards nurturing a vibrant and world-class defence manufacturing ecosystem in India, and invited Israeli industries to deepen their investments in joint ventures with Indian companies with an aim to…