ANI
04 Aug 2022, 17:33 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Affairs V Muraleedharan has rejected any claims that comments by the leaders of political parties in India have affected its friendly ties with Arab countries.
Muraleedharan made remarks in a written response to unstarred questions in Rajya Sabha.
"No. India shares historic and friendly relations with Arab countries which have strengthened significantly in past few years in different domains including political, trade and investment, defence, security, science and technology, culture and people-to-people ties," he wrote.
MoS Muraleedharan also clarified that government continues to attach high priority to strengthening ties with Arab nations, who understand the government's outlook.
"Government of India continues to attach high priority to further strengthen relations with Arab countries, who understand the outlook and views of the Government. With regard to recent remarks, the relevant political organisation has clarified its position. This has been duly recognized by Arab Governments," the minister added.
Earlier in June, former Indian envoy to UAE Talmiz Ahmad, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has built on India's strategic partnership with countries in West Asia "very actively and very robustly" and the ties today with the region are the "best possible".
Ahmad, who also served as India's envoy in Saudi Arabia and Oman, told ANI in an interview that India's bilateral ties with the countries in the region now span frontier areas of high technology, information technology and space and "there is no limit to how far we can go in terms of giving content to our relations".
The former Ambassador said India's ties with West Asian countries have grown since the end of the cold war. "I think today, we can say that we have the best possible relations. The region is the principal source of energy and our principal economic partner. In fact, we have very substantial trade relations," he told ANI.
The former ambassador also referred to some Gulf countries lodging protests over remarks of suspended BJP spokesperson on Prophet Mohammad and said countries "who wish India ill will try to take advantage of the situation". (ANI)Get a daily dose of Iran Herald news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Iran Herald.
More InformationMENLO PARK, California: Robinhood is giving European investors a new way to tap into America's most prominent tech names — without...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks diverged on Wednesday for the second day in a row. The Standard and Poor's 500 hit a new all-time...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: The U.S. dollar continues to lose ground, weighed down by growing concerns over Washington's fiscal outlook...
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan, long associated with war and instability, is quietly trying to rebrand itself as a destination for...
SANTA CLARA, California: Executives at Nvidia have quietly been cashing in on the AI frenzy. According to a report by the Financial...
NEW YORK, New York - Global stock indices closed with divergent performances on Tuesday, as investors weighed corporate earnings, central...
JERUSALEM, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel's success in the war with Iran could open the door to...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip: Hisham al-Lahham is one of 580 premature babies in Gaza who may die from hunger, according to Gaza's Health...
DUBAI, 3rd July, 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE Banks Federation (UBF) has underlined the pivotal role of Etihad Credit Bureau in advancing...
(250703) -- GAZA, July 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian premature baby receives medical care at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir...
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 3 (ANI/TPS): The government of Israel approved the implementation of what it called a broad compensation plan...
Chinese premier to attend 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil, visit Egypt China looks forward to working with all parties to consolidate...