Kuwait needs to solidify age-old economic, cultural ties with India – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Kuwait needs to solidify age-old economic, cultural ties with India – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

AS A matter of fact the Kuwaiti-Indian relations were not established only post Kuwait declaration of independence and the establishment of the diplomatic relations more than 60 years ago, rather these relations began a long time before that, particularly since we know that the two countries were linked with each other through a deep-rooted commercial, economic and investments relations,” columnist Saud Al-Samaka wrote for Al-Seyassah daily.

“In other words, for India, Kuwait the economic, commercial, cultural and knowledge-depth ties existed since the very beginning when Kuwait was an ‘Emirate' prior to the discovery of oil and these relations between India and Kuwait have stood the test of time and continue to be deep-rooted.

“Our relationship with the Republic of India during the recent years is no longer like before in spite of all of the privileges and the mutual interests that link us with this country. During these years, India has made remarkable progress in the economic field to such an extent we venture to say New Delhi currently competes for the position of global force to be reckoned as economic powerhouse.