Digital infra, pharma key as India, Jordan boost ties

India on Tuesday highlighted the possibilities for cooperation with Jordan in key sectors such as digital infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, food parks and green mobility, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasising the need to build on the historic trust between the two countries and future economic opportunities.

- Rezaul H Laskar

Modi and King Abdullah II jointly addressed the India-Jordan Business Forum in Amman, a day after the PM proposed the doubling of bilateral trade to $5 billion over the next five years. Both leaders pointed to the need to increase business-to-business ties and called on the industry from both sides to convert potential into growth.

India is Jordan's third largest trading partner and bilateral trade was worth $2.88 billion in 2023-24, with Indian exports amounting to$1.47 billion. India imports fertilisers and phosphates from Jordan and exports electrical machinery, cereals, frozen meat, chemicals, petroleum products, and automotive parts.