India and Kuwait held a foreign office consultation for the seventh round in New Delhi on Tuesday. During this time the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to further strengthen their strategic partnership in many fields such as political, trade, investment, defense, energy, culture and people.
The consultation co-chairmanship was done by Additional Secretary (Gulf) Asm Mahajan in the Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) of India and Assistant External Affairs Minister of Asia Affairs, Ambassador Samih in the Foreign Ministry of Kuwait, Samih, Johar Hayat.
Mea said in a statement, “During the meeting, the two sides made extensive reviews of bilateral relations and exchange of views on regional and international issues. They discussed the ongoing initiatives and opportunities to deepen strategic partnerships in various fields, including political, business, investment, defense, energy, culture and relations between people.”
The Ministry of External Affairs said that the two sides agreed to continue close cooperation in implementing the roadmap prepared under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2024 during the Kuwait visit of Kuwait. Also, both sides decided to determine the meetings of Joint Working Groups (JWGS) under the Joint Commission (JCC) as soon as possible. The next round of foreign office consultation will be in Kuwait. During this time, Samih like Johar Hayat also met Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary (CPV & Oia).
According to Mea, “India and Kuwait have close and multidimensional relations. Bilateral trade between the two countries is US $ 10.2 billion per year in 2024-25. The presence of more than one million Indians in Kuwait is a proof of relations between strong people.”
India was included in the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with this country since the independence of Kuwait (1961), initially through the Trade Commissioner’s Office. The relationship was upgraded in a strategic partnership during PM Modi’s 2024 visit.
