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New Delhi, Dec 07: As part of India’s continuing outreach to Gulf countries, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Qatar and Kuwait, while his deputy V Muraleedharan would visit Oman later this month.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the Gulf outreach as India’s extended neighbourhood. Officials tell OneIndia that these visits are important and India shares a close and multi-faceted relationship with the Gulf. The exact dates of the visit are being worked out the official cited above also said.
The main focus of the visit would be to protect the interests of Indian workers employed in the West Asian countries. The pandemic had disrupted economic activity, following which the…