13th Regional Security Summit To Be Held In Bahrain From Dec 8
13th Regional Security Summit- Manama Dialogue will be held in Manama, Bahrain from 8-11 Dec this year. Minister of State for External Affairs, M.J Akbar will be paying an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. During the visit, he will meet with the Bahraini leadership to discuss bilateral, regional, global issues of mutual interest.
Akbar will also address a plenary session at the dialogue. Organised annually, the IISS Manama Dialogue provides a platform for participating states to exchange views on regional challenges.
This year’s Dialogue will take place amid a set of political, economic, social and security challenges in and around the Middle East and North Africa, of a global importance and urgency that the world has not seen for decades.
The 13th meeting will draw together governmental delegations from over 20 countries, comprising a blend of Prime Ministers, Defence Ministers, Foreign Ministers, national security advisers, and military and intelligence chiefs.
As per the data available from Ministry Of Commerce New Delhi, NOGA, Bahrain (April 2017).
India’s Trade tally with Bahrain goes as follows:
| Bahrain’s oil and gas products exports to India | US$ 339 Million |
| (Jan – Dec 2016) | |
| India’s Oil Exports to Bahrain | NIL |
| India’s Total Trade with Bahrain During April 2016- Feb 17 | US $ 704.27 Million |
| India’s Exports to Bahrain During April 2016- Feb 17 | US $ 430.62 Million |
| India’s Imports from Bahrain During April 2016-Feb 17 | US $ 273.65 Million |
Bahrain is an important partner for India in the Gulf region with trade exceeding 760 million USD in the last financial year.
India imports mainly Crude Oil, Ores, slag/ash Petroleum products, Aluminum and Fertilizers and exports Inorganic chemicals, organic & inorganic compounds of precious metals, ships & boats, boilers & machinery, iron & steel and processed foods, etc.
The two countries have 14 MoU’s for bilateral cooperation on Air services, Ministries Of Foreign Affairs, labour and manpower development etc, with each other.
“This visit will provide a useful opportunity to further cement our mutually beneficial bilateral ties with Bahrain,” MEA said in a statement.
