New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to the UAE on Friday, which comes against the backdrop of the West Asian crisis, reflects the strategic importance that India places on strengthening its ties with the Gulf nation, a report said.The visit is expected to focus on defence cooperation, energy security, maritime stability, and trade resilience against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions and growing risks to global supply chains, according to a report i…
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Kuwait City, March 30 (IANS) An Indian worker was killed in a strike carried out by Iran on a power and water desalination facility in Kuwait early on Monday, the Kuwaiti government announced. This has now pushed the number of Indian nationals killed in the ongoing West Asia conflict to at least eight.In a post on X, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water confirmed that the attack also caused damage to a service building at the facility and strongly condemned it as a “sinful Iranian aggr…
Seoul, March 18 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged to supply crude oil to South Korea with top priority, President Lee Jae Myung’s top aide said on Wednesday, saying that a total of 24 million barrels of crude oil have been secured from the Gulf nation.Kang Hoon-sik, the presidential chief of staff, made the announcement in a briefing after returning from his trip to the UAE, amid concerns over global energy markets with the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory str…