EAM Dr S Jaishankar highlighted cross-border terrorism as particularly unacceptable, saying it violates the basic principles of international relations and diplomacy. Societies targeted by terrorism have the right to defend themselves and will understandably exercise it, he added.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar asserts right to self-defence against terrorism at Arab foreign ministers’ meet

The creation of the India-Arab Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (IACCIA) stems from the India-Arab Cooperation Forum, initiated under the Muscat Declaration at the Fifth Arab-Indian Partnership Conference in 2016, and further endorsed by the Delhi Declaration in 2023.

India-Arab Chamber of Commerce aims to boost bilateral trade to $500 billion

On bilateral relations between India and Sudan, the foreign minister pointed to a deep-rooted historical connection that both sides are keen to modernise.

Sudan Foreign Minister Ibrahim seeks deeper economic partnership with India