Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for aggressive efforts to deepen economic ties with Turkey.

Speaking at a business event here, Modi said India and Turkey were making efforts to build stronger political ties but it was time to take aggressive steps to strengthen the economic relations.

"Growth in bilateral trade over the years has been impressive," Modi said.

Trade between the two countries has gone up from $2.8 billion in 2008 to $6.4 billion in 2017, he said.

Calling for investment in Indian economy, Modi said: "India was never a more promising destination than today."

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a two-day state visit to India.

Earlier, President Pranab Mukherjee and Modi received Erdogan at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour.