Bahrain headquarters the US Navy's 5th Fleet & several US bases are located in Kuwait. Tehran warned that a strike by US could lead to targeted attacks on American assets in the region.
External affairs ministry provided the data in response to question by Kerala MP Abdul Wahab in Rajya Sabha. At 25, most number of Indians executed in Kuwait. 25 await execution in UAE.
The two countries also agreed to work on a roadmap to expand all aspects of the bilateral partnership. Indians make up 21% of Gulf nation's population & 30% of its workforce.
The award, bestowed upon Sovereigns and members of royal families, was given to Indian Prime Minister in recognition of his efforts to strengthen relations between India and Kuwait.
It is the first visit by an Indian PM to the Gulf country in 43 yrs. Kuwait is also the only GCC member state Modi hadn't visited since assuming office in 2014.
Modi’s visit to Kuwait is 1st by an Indian Prime Minister in 43 yrs. Kuwait is also the only GCC member state Modi has not visited since assuming office in 2014.
Modi’s visit to the West Asian country caps a year of overseas visits that began with UAE & Qatar in February this year. Indira Gandhi was the last Indian PM to visit Kuwait 43 years ago.
On 6 February, three men hailing from Tamil Nadu traversed international waters on a 10-day journey from Kuwait to Mumbai, causing alarm & raising concerns over maritime security.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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