India and Kuwait on Sunday elevated their ties to a strategic partnership, inked a key pact on boosting defence cooperation and vowed to soon finalise an ambitious investment treaty as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive talks with Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other top leaders of the Gulf nation to broad-base the bilateral relations.

This came on the day that Kuwait conferred its highest honour — ‘The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer’ — on Modi for his role in strengthening the relations between the two countries.

The two sides affirmed the pivotal role of trade as a link between the two countries, and big capabilities for further growth and trade diversification

In a significant development, India and Kuwait have decided to elevate their relations to 'strategic partnership' as PM Modi met Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday.

India and Kuwait on Sunday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for defence corporation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf country. The MoU was signed after Modi held extensive talks with Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kuwait resulted in the elevation of India-Kuwait ties to a 'Strategic Partnership'. The leaders discussed coll

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shines through as he made history by becoming the first Indian PM in the past 43 years to visit a Gulf nation. The two-day trip kickstarted on Saturday (21 Dec) when he received an invite from the Emir of Kuwait,

Prime Minister Modi's two-day visit to Kuwait marks the first by an Indian leader in 43 years. He held extensive talks with the Kuwaiti Emir and the Crown Prince on Sunday.

PM Modi is visiting the Gulf nation on the invitation of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah in Kuwait on2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at the Bayan Palace,

PM Modi is set to hold extensive talks with the Amir, Crown Prince  Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and his Kuwaiti counterpart.