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India & Oman renew MoUs
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India & Oman renew MoUs on military cooperation & maritime issues.

Key Facts

  • India and Oman renewed the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on military cooperation along with its annexure as well as on maritime issues.
  • The defence will help to access the existing relation for military and maritime co-operations.

India & Oman renew MoUs

India – Oman Relation

  • Oman is the first Gulf nation to have formalized defence relations with India.
  • Both countries conducted joint military exercises in 2006
    • Subsequently signed a defense agreement.
  • Defence co-operation between the two countries was further stepped up in 2008.
  • The Indian Navy has berthing rights in Oman, and has been utilizing Oman’s ports as bases for conducting anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
  • The Indian Air Force has also been holding biannual joint exercises with Oman since 2009.
  • Oman has approached India in order to fence along the Oman-Yemen border in order to protect the nation from growing unrest in Yemen.
  • India has a listening post at Ras al Hadd and birthing rights for the Indian Navy at Muscat naval base.
  • Key bilateral agreements/MoUs
    • Cooperation in Health and Tourism
    • Military Cooperation
    • Peaceful uses of Outer Space
    • Visa exemption for diplomats/officials
    • Legal and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matter
    • Extradition, legal and judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters
    • Agriculture
    • Civil Aviation
    • Avoidance of Double Taxation
    • Standards and Measures
    • Maritime Issues, Maritime Transport
    • Cultural Cooperation
      • India and Oman signed MoU on Cultural cooperation in July 2010, which is automatically renewed every five years.
  • Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme, Omani Officials have been availing training in many premier institutes of India.
  • India was the 3rd largest (after UAE and China) source for its imports and 3rd largest market (after UAE and Saudi Arabia) for its non-oil exports in 2018.
  • There are about 7,00,000 Indians in Oman

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