Building on 2023 accord, new deal aims to establish greater operational coordination, exchanges of military expertise & closer integration between the countries’ armed forces.
US strikes Iranian targets and reimposes oil sanctions as ‘punishment’ for attacks on ships near Hormuz, with Tehran retaliating against American military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia and UAE accelerate pipeline capacity expansion, while Iraq and other Gulf countries explore alternative networks to reduce reliance on the strategic waterway
A Kuwaiti pilot accidentally launched missiles at the American warplanes, killing none but marking the US' first fixed-wing losses since the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader.
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.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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