India-Kuwait Relations Based on Trust, Mutual Support, Shared Values

The Times Kuwait Report

For much of the 18th and 19th century, Kuwait, with its natural harbor, its pearl diving and seafaring heritage, and its strategic location at the northern end of the Arabian Gulf, was an important trading port. In its own distinctive manner, Kuwait developed strategic partnerships and engaged in mutually beneficial business practices with countries far and wide, principal among them being India.

Even before the period when Kuwait and India were conjoined as constituents of the British empire, a highly…