The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, addressed the 'Kochi Dialogue 2025' emphasizing the strong and historic India-GCC relationship. He highlighted existing cooperation in energy and the large Indian expatriate population in the Gulf.
Albudaiwi stressed the need to deepen cooperation in areas including:
He described the GCC-India relationship as more vital and stronger than ever, going beyond a simple trading partnership.
The two-day Kochi Dialogue 2025, organized by the Centre for Public Policy Research and the Ministry of External Affairs, aims to explore solutions for contemporary challenges in geopolitics, governance, economy, international trade, and security. It brings together policymakers, business leaders, and stakeholders from India and the GCC region.
GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi and other dignitaries at āKochi Dialogue 2025āĀ held in Kochi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has said that India-GCC relationshipĀ is deep with a long history of cooperation in areas such as energy and a large population of expatriate Indians in the Gulf countries.
He was delivering a special address at āKochi Dialogue 2025ā with the theme āIndiaās Look West Policy in Action: People, Prosperity and Progressā organised by the Centre for Public Policy Research and the Ministry of External Affairs.
Mr. Albudaiwi said there was a need to deepen cooperation in areas like technology and innovation, climate change, food security, education, and free trade. He added that the GCC-India relationshipĀ was more vital and stronger than ever. The relationship between India and the Gulf countries goes back a long way, and India has been more than a trading partner but a home.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh sent his wishes for the success of Kochi Dialogue 2025 as he could not be present at the event.
The two-day Kochi Dialogue 2025 will conclude on Friday. It is a diplomacy conclave, a global channel that explores synergies to address contemporary challenges in geopolitics, governance, economy, international trade and security through pragmatic solutions.
The Kochi Dialogue brings together policymakers, business leaders, stakeholders, and influencers from India and the GCC region.
Published - January 16, 2025 09:26 pm IST
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