External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) highlighted the significant expansion of India-Middle East engagement in the past decade, driven by strong trade, connectivity ...

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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.

The minister said that the Middle East is an extended neighbourhood with which India has fully reconnected, and New Delhi needs to deepen its engagement with the region The Tribune, now published ...