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India connected Friday (December 12, 2025) said it is "very optimistic" astir finalising an ambitious trade woody with Oman during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Gulf federation adjacent week.
Mr. Modi volition undertake a four-day sojourn to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman opening Monday (December 15) to enactment up bilateral ties with the 3 countries, particularly successful areas of commercialized and defence.
The Prime Minister volition sojourn Oman from December 17 to 18 successful the 3rd limb of his trip.
"We are each precise optimistic astir it. The teams from some sides person been moving precise hard for its aboriginal finalisation," Arun Chatterjee, a caput successful the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said astatine a media briefing erstwhile asked whether the projected India-Oman broad economical concern statement volition beryllium inked during Mr. Modi's visit.
"We person present immense religion that this agreement, if signed during this visit, volition importantly deepen the economical ties betwixt India and Oman. And it volition unfastened up a caller section successful the past of India-Oman commercialized and commercialized relationship," helium said.
Mr. Chatterjee besides responded to a question astir reports that Oman is keen to proviso spares of Jaguar combatant jets to India, arsenic the Gulf federation has retired the craft from its aerial force.
"We tin pass you that immoderate of the elements of the study were not afloat correct. The Royal Air Force of Oman utilized to run Jaguar jets, but they were past retired from their work sometime back," helium said.
"Now, they are having galore spares of these craft which they are consenting to transportation to america successful the adjacent future. And we are expecting that the supplies of those spare parts are apt to travel successful the coming days," helium said.
Mr. Chatterjee said commercialized and concern relations are cardinal pillars of India's relations with Oman and that the measurement of bilateral commercialized for 2024-2025 stands astatine $10.61 billion.
"Bilateral concern flows person besides been robust, arsenic reflected successful the galore associated ventures established some successful India and Oman. There are respective India-Oman associated ventures contiguous successful Oman, contributing to the country's economical maturation and development.
"India and Oman person practice successful the defence sector, which includes associated exercises, training, and speech of visits. In caller years, some countries person cooperated successful ensuring maritime information successful the Indian Ocean Region," helium said.
In the archetypal limb of his trip, Modi volition sojourn Jordan from December 15 to 16 astatine the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein to reappraisal the full gamut of bilateral relations and speech perspectives connected determination issues.
PM Modi volition besides interact with the vibrant Indian assemblage successful Jordan.
The Prime Minister volition besides sojourn the historical metropolis of Petra, which shares past commercialized linkages with India, according to the MEA.
From Jordan, Mr. Modi volition question to Ethiopia for a two-day sojourn from December 16 to 17. It volition beryllium PM Modi's archetypal sojourn to the East African country.
In Addis Ababa, Mr. Modi volition clasp wide-ranging talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali connected each aspects of bilateral ties.
"The sojourn volition besides assistance consolidate practice crossed a wide spectrum of areas, including economy, trade, culture, and people-to-people contacts," Neena Malhotra, Secretary (South) successful the MEA, said.
"On the economical front, discussions are expected to absorption connected diversifying trade, enhancing connectivity, and identifying caller opportunities for concern successful infrastructure, IT, mining, agriculture and manufacturing," she said.
