PM Modi to visit Jordan for bilateral talks tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a bilateral visit to Jordan from tomorrow to Tuesday at the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein.
The visit would be Prime Minister Modi’s first full-fledged bilateral engagement with Jordan, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and comes amid sustained high-level political engagement between New Delhi and Amman.
India and Jordan share strong and steadily expanding economic ties, with India emerging as Jordan’s third-largest trading partner. Bilateral trade between the two countries is valued at approximately 2.8 billion US dollars.
Jordan is a key supplier of fertilizers to India, particularly phosphates and potash, which are critical for India’s agricultural sector. A flagship example of this cooperation is the Jordan India Fertilizer Company, a joint venture worth 860 million US dollars between India’s IFFCO and the Jordan Phosphates Mines Company. The company was established to produce and export phosphoric acid to India, strengthening India’s food security framework.
In addition, around fifteen garment companies of Indian origin, with cumulative investments of nearly 500 million US dollars, operate in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial Zones. These companies benefit from Jordan’s extensive free trade agreements and special trading arrangements with the United States, Europe and the wider Arab region, exporting finished products to global markets. Now let us listen to Indian Ambassador to Kingdom of Jordan, Shri Manish Chauhan.
Connectivity between the two countries has improved with Royal Jordanian launching direct flights between Amman and Mumbai, with plans to expand services to New Delhi. Jordan offers visa-on-arrival and electronic visa facilities to Indian travellers, further facilitating business and tourism. Jordan is also seen as an important partner in the proposed India-Middle East -Europe Economic Corridor, or IMEC, where it is expected to play a role as a strategic land bridge linking key regional markets.
