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‘Crucial passage to world beyond’: Jaishankar on India-Middle East ties
Millennium Post Delhi
|January 29, 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday highlighted the significant expansion of India-Middle East engagement in the past decade, driven by strong trade, connectivity and people-to-people linkages, saying India sees the Middle East as a crucial passage to the world beyond.
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Addressing the inaugural session of Raisina Middle East here, Jaishankar said the Middle East region, which India calls West Asia, is crucial to India’s strategic interests. The country’s trade in the Gulf region amounts to about $160 to $180 billion.
“Our presence in the Gulf is both pervasive and crucial. More than 9 million Indians live and work here, but the Gulf also serves as a gateway to the MENA region and the Mediterranean,” Jaishankar said.
This story is from the January 29, 2025 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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