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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar discussed measures to fortify the “longstanding multifaceted partnership” with Bahrain during a telephone telephone with his counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.
“Good to talk with FM Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani of Bahrain implicit the phone,” Mr. Jaishankar, who is presently visiting New York, posted connected societal media connected Saturday (local time).
The 2 ministers besides discussed determination and planetary developments.
“Discussed ways to further deepen our longstanding multifaceted partnership. Also exchanged views connected existent determination and planetary developments,” Mr. Jaishankar said.
The 2 ministers held extended talks earlier this period successful New Delhi erstwhile India and Bahrain announced commencing negotiations for an ambitious commercialized deal, inching person to sealing an concern pact.
They besides agreed to make a communal knowing to commence negotiations for a treble taxation avoidance statement (DTAA). This would assistance destruct treble taxation, supply taxation certainty and beforehand commercialized and investment, officials had said.
Bahrain is an important state for India successful West Asia, and the wide bilateral relations person witnessed a large upswing successful the past fewer years, with two-way commercialized reaching $1.64 cardinal successful 2024-25.
The Gulf federation has been location to adjacent to 332,000 Indian nationals who comprise astir a 4th of the full colonisation of 1.5 cardinal successful that country. India is among the apical 5 trading partners of Bahrain.
