US EditionIndia hosts Arab foreign ministers to deepen trade and strategic ties
The meeting, co-chaired by India and the UAE, aims to strengthen ties across trade, energy, and security after a 10-year pause, with India-Arab trade exceeding $240 billion annually.
- In New Delhi, India and the UAE co‑chaired the 2nd India‑Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Saturday, attended by all 22 Arab League member states and the Arab League Secretary‑General.
- Following a decade without ministers' talks, the IAFMM builds on institutional ties formalised by a March 2002 MoU and cooperation frameworks.
- On Saturday, the MEA noted ahead of the ministers' meeting that Jaishankar met League of Arab States Secretary‑General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and described their discussion as `a wide ranging conversation about our cooperation.`
- Economic and energy ties are central, with the meeting aiming to strengthen economic, energy and security partnerships as India’s trade with Arab states exceeds $240 billion annually.
- Against rising regional tensions, analysts said New Delhi uses the forum to position India as a reliable partner amid West Asia conflicts, citing recent regional developments.
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