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Modi lauds GCC for helping Indian expats during Covid pandemic

NEW DELHI, August 15, 2020

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech today thanked countries in the Gulf, the extended neighbourhood of the Asian giant, for rendering help to the large Indian communities there during the Coronavirus pandemic.
 
In his 90-minute Independence Day address, customary from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort here, Modi said "there are a large number of people from India who are working in many of these countries. India is indebted to all these countries for their help to the Indian community during the Coronavirus crisis by honouring India’s requests on their behalf. I want to personally thank them."
 
From the archives of Independence Day speeches by Indian leaders in the last seven decades, this is the first time that a Prime Minister has referred to the Gulf on such a special occasion, reflecting the depth of ties between New Delhi and the GCC region achieved in recent years, reported state news agency Wam.
 
Modi acknowledged as much in his address. "Today, our neighbours are not the only the ones with whom we share geographical boundaries, but also those with whom we have close and harmonious relations."
 
"It is my pleasure that India has strengthened its relationship with all the countries in its extended neighbourhood in the last few years. The political, economic and human relations with the countries in West Asia (Gulf and the rest of the Arab world) have progressed manifold. Trust has increased manifold," he stated.
 
Modi said: "the economic ties, particularly in the energy sector, are very important with these countries."
 
India’s energy ties are the strongest with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where multi-faceted and tri-partite cooperation has been initiated in the last five years.
 
"We are establishing deep relations based on security, development and trust with our neighbouring countries whether connected by sea or land. India has been making continuous efforts to deepen its decades-old cultural, economic and social ties," the Prime Minister added.



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