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== History == | == History == | ||
The recent discovery of artefacts such as pottery and jewellery from the Kuwaiti island of [[Failaka Island|Failaka]] point to commercial and cultural interaction between the two countries dating back several millennia. Prior to the discovery of oil in Kuwait, Indo–Kuwait trade revolved around [[Date palm|dates]] and pedigreed horses, with Kuwaiti sailors making annual trips between the [[Shatt-al-Arab]] and the western ports of India to conduct the trade. The horse trade was ended in 1945 after [[World War II]], following which trade turned to pearls and [[teakwood|teak-wood]].<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news|title=Prospering relations of Kuwait and India|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/Features/Prospering-relations-of-Kuwait-and-India/Article1-816052.aspx|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> | The recent discovery of artefacts such as pottery and jewellery from the Kuwaiti island of [[Failaka Island|Failaka]] point to commercial and cultural interaction between the two countries dating back several millennia. Prior to the discovery of oil in Kuwait, Indo–Kuwait trade revolved around [[Date palm|dates]] and pedigreed horses, with Kuwaiti sailors making annual trips between the [[Shatt-al-Arab]] and the western ports of India to conduct the trade. The horse trade was ended in 1945 after [[World War II]], following which trade turned to pearls and [[teakwood|teak-wood]].<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news|title=Prospering relations of Kuwait and India|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/Features/Prospering-relations-of-Kuwait-and-India/Article1-816052.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225023523/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/Features/Prospering-relations-of-Kuwait-and-India/Article1-816052.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2012|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> | ||
Diplomatic relations between the countries began in June 1962 with the appointment of Yacoub Abdulaziz al-Rasheed as the first Kuwaiti Ambassador to India.<ref name="hindustantimes" /> India was among the earliest countries to recognise Kuwaiti independence<ref>{{cite book|last=Heptullah|first=Najma|title=Indo-West Asian Relations: The Nehru Era|year=1991|publisher=Allied Publishers|location=New Delhi|page=307|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXWFlKwemEQC&q=india+kuwait+relations&pg=PA307|isbn=9788170233404}}</ref> while Kuwait was one of the first countries to extend support to India during the [[India-China War|war with China in 1962]]. During the 1950s and 1960s [[Bombay]] was a hub for many Kuwaiti businesses and the emir himself maintained a house there on the [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Grover|first=Verinder|title=West Asia and India's Foreign Policy|year=1992|publisher=Deep and Deep Publications|location=New Delhi|page=370|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZpWFwL3j68C&q=india+kuwait+relations&pg=PA368|isbn=9788171003433}}</ref> | Diplomatic relations between the countries began in June 1962 with the appointment of Yacoub Abdulaziz al-Rasheed as the first Kuwaiti Ambassador to India.<ref name="hindustantimes" /> India was among the earliest countries to recognise Kuwaiti independence<ref>{{cite book|last=Heptullah|first=Najma|title=Indo-West Asian Relations: The Nehru Era|year=1991|publisher=Allied Publishers|location=New Delhi|page=307|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXWFlKwemEQC&q=india+kuwait+relations&pg=PA307|isbn=9788170233404}}</ref> while Kuwait was one of the first countries to extend support to India during the [[India-China War|war with China in 1962]]. During the 1950s and 1960s [[Bombay]] was a hub for many Kuwaiti businesses and the emir himself maintained a house there on the [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Grover|first=Verinder|title=West Asia and India's Foreign Policy|year=1992|publisher=Deep and Deep Publications|location=New Delhi|page=370|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZpWFwL3j68C&q=india+kuwait+relations&pg=PA368|isbn=9788171003433}}</ref> | ||
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=== Investments === | === Investments === | ||
Indian [[Public-sector undertaking|public sector companies]] in the [[Insurance in India|insurance]] and aviation sectors have offices in Kuwait, while private companies including [[Larsen & Toubro]], [[Punj Lloyd]] and [[Kalpataru]] have implemented major projects in Kuwait including in its petroleum and power sectors. [[Alghanim Industries|The Al-Ghanim Group]], the KAPICO group, Global Investment House and Kuwait Finance House are the important Kuwaiti companies in India.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes" /> India has in recent years mooted joint-venture projects between the two countries towards establishing new facilities in the [[Oil and gas industry|oil and gas sector]] in both countries,<ref>{{cite news|title=India, Kuwait agree to speed up oil and gas joint ventures|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/India-Kuwait-agree-to-speed-up-oil-and-gas-joint-ventures/Article1-1024681.aspx|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=March 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India, Kuwait agree to speed up oil and gas joint ventures|url=http://newindianexpress.com/business/news/article1497393.ece|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=11 March 2013}}</ref> while Kuwait has welcomed Indian companies to bid for projects in Kuwait as it undertakes a massive infrastructure development programme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kuwait seeks to expand trade with India|url=http://newindianexpress.com/business/news/article1493555.ece|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=8 March 2013}}</ref> | Indian [[Public-sector undertaking|public sector companies]] in the [[Insurance in India|insurance]] and aviation sectors have offices in Kuwait, while private companies including [[Larsen & Toubro]], [[Punj Lloyd]] and [[Kalpataru]] have implemented major projects in Kuwait including in its petroleum and power sectors. [[Alghanim Industries|The Al-Ghanim Group]], the KAPICO group, Global Investment House and Kuwait Finance House are the important Kuwaiti companies in India.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes" /> India has in recent years mooted joint-venture projects between the two countries towards establishing new facilities in the [[Oil and gas industry|oil and gas sector]] in both countries,<ref>{{cite news|title=India, Kuwait agree to speed up oil and gas joint ventures|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/WorldEconomy/India-Kuwait-agree-to-speed-up-oil-and-gas-joint-ventures/Article1-1024681.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330025713/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/worldeconomy/India-Kuwait-agree-to-speed-up-oil-and-gas-joint-ventures/Article1-1024681.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2013|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=March 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India, Kuwait agree to speed up oil and gas joint ventures|url=http://newindianexpress.com/business/news/article1497393.ece|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=11 March 2013}}</ref> while Kuwait has welcomed Indian companies to bid for projects in Kuwait as it undertakes a massive infrastructure development programme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kuwait seeks to expand trade with India|url=http://newindianexpress.com/business/news/article1493555.ece|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=8 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
== Technical cooperation== | == Technical cooperation== | ||