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Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> has hailed the \u201climitless potential\u201d of India\u2019s growing ties with Saudi Arabia<\/a> and described IMEC<\/a> as \u201ca key catalyst of commerce, connectivity and growth in the entire region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead of his two-day Jeddah visit<\/a> in an interview with Arab News (Saudi Arabia\u2019s leading English daily), Modi described the Kingdom as \u201ca trusted friend and strategic ally,\u201d emphasizing how bilateral relations had expanded significantly since the creation of the Strategic Partnership Council<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership has limitless potential,\u201d Modi said. \u201cIn a world full of uncertainties, our bond stands strong, as a pillar of stability.\u201d He hailed Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman\u2019s leadership, calling him \u201ca strong advocate of our bilateral ties\u201d and a visionary who has inspired global admiration through the reforms under Vision 2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor<\/a> (IMEEC), launched during the G20 Summit in September 2023, Modi said the project would be \u201ca key catalyst of commerce, connectivity and growth in the entire region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Modi also noted that trade between the two countries had grown even amid global challenges, with energy, agriculture and fertilizers as key sectors. He welcomed deeper integration of Saudi and Indian businesses, particularly in emerging sectors like green hydrogen<\/a> and technology. \u201cIndian companies have also maintained a strong presence across various sectors in Saudi Arabia,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

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India deeply values its long and historic ties with Saudi Arabia that have acquired strategic depth and momentum in recent years, Modi said in his departure statement on Tuesday. \u201cTogether, we have developed a mutually beneficial and substantive partnership including in the domains of defence, trade, investment, energy and people to people ties. We have shared interest and commitment to promote regional peace, prosperity, security and stability.\u201d\u201cThis will be my third visit to Saudi Arabia over the past decade and the first one to the historic city of Jeddah. I look forward to participating in the 2nd Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council and build upon the highly successful State visit of my brother His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman to India in 2023.\u201d\u201cI am also eager to connect with the vibrant Indian community in Saudi Arabia that continues to serve as the living bridge between our nations and making immense contribution to strengthening the cultural and human ties,\u201d Modi affirmed in his departure statement.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the \u201climitless potential\u201d of India\u2019s growing ties with Saudi Arabia and described IMEC as \u201ca key catalyst of commerce, connectivity and growth in the entire region.\u201d Ahead of his two-day Jeddah visit in an interview with Arab News (Saudi Arabia\u2019s leading English daily), Modi described the Kingdom as \u201ca […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/118783427.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[33275,11237,15619,223435,20018,8320,569,28479,135798,53055,223414,2733,1686,5299,8732,13294,221935,121916],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":287343,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287341\/revisions\/287343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}