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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) proposed to double India-Jordan bilateral trade to five billion US dollars in the next five years. He also invited Jordanian companies to take advantage of the country’s high economic growth and earn good profits.
PM Modi reached Jordan’s capital Amman on Monday. He has come here on a two-day visit at the invitation of King Abdullah II. Jordan is the first stop of the Prime Minister’s four-day three-nation tour. After this he will also go to Ethiopia and Oman.
Prime Minister Modi and King Abdullah II addressed the India-Jordan Business Forum here on Tuesday. Crown Prince Hussein and Jordan’s Trade and Industry Minister and Investment Minister were also present in this conference. Both leaders acknowledged the importance of strengthening trade relations between the two countries. Also called upon industrialists from both sides to convert this potential and opportunities into growth and prosperity.
King Abdullah II said Jordan’s free trade agreements and India’s economic power could be combined to create an economic corridor between South Asia and West Asia and beyond. While addressing the gathering, PM Modi said that India is soon going to become the third largest economy in the world. India’s success as a rapidly growing major economy provides immense commercial opportunities for Jordan and its partners around the world.
He said, ‘The relationship between India and Jordan is a relationship where historical trust and future economic opportunities come together.’ PM Modi invited Jordanian companies to partner with India and take advantage of its market of 1.4 billion consumers, strong manufacturing base and stable, transparent and predictable policy environment.
Referring to India’s growth rate of more than eight percent, he said that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth figure has remained high due to productivity-based governance and innovation-led development policies. The Prime Minister said that India is the third largest trading partner of Jordan. Figures matter in the business world.
He said that he is not here just to count statistics but to build long-term, trustworthy partnerships that go beyond statistics. PM Modi said that Jordan and India share a vibrant contemporary partnership built on the strong foundation of their close ties.
He also proposed doubling bilateral trade with Jordan to five billion US dollars in the next five years. PM Modi also mentioned opportunities for India-Jordan business cooperation in the areas of digital public infrastructure, information technology, financial technology, health technology and agricultural technology and invited startups from both the countries to cooperate in these areas.
Talking about India’s strength in the pharmaceutical and medical devices sector and Jordan’s geographical advantage, he said that both the countries can complement each other and make Jordan a reliable hub in these sectors for West Asia and Africa.
He also mentioned business opportunities for both sides in the areas of agriculture, cold chain, food parks, fertilizers, infrastructure, automotive, green transportation and heritage and cultural tourism. On India’s green initiatives, the Prime Minister suggested increasing cooperation between India and Jordan in areas such as renewable energy, green financing and water recycling. The India-Jordan Business Forum was attended by industrialists from infrastructure, health, pharmaceutical, fertilizer, agriculture, renewable energy, textiles, logistics, automotive, energy, defense and manufacturing sectors of both the countries.
The delegation also included representatives of industry body FICCI and Jordan Chamber of Commerce. There is already an agreement between them to promote trade and economic cooperation.
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