**Executive Summary**
This document is an English translation of the Prime Minister's address at the India-Jordan Business Forum on December 16, 2025. The address focuses on strengthening the economic relationship between India and Jordan, highlighting key sectors for mutual cooperation, and encouraging Indian companies to leverage opportunities in Jordan. The goal is to build a long-term partnership and shared ecosystem for growth.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Bilateral Relationship:**
* India and Jordan share a relationship of historic trust and converging economic opportunities.
* Jordan facilitates cooperation and alignment between different regions.
* India is Jordan's third-largest trading partner.
* **Sectors for Cooperation:**
* **Digital Public Infrastructure and IT:** Aligning frameworks and connecting startups across sectors.
* **Pharma and Medical Devices:** Indian companies manufacturing in Jordan can benefit the people of Jordan and create a hub for West Asia and Africa.
* **Agriculture:** Collaborating on solutions such as precision farming, micro-irrigation, cold chains, food parks, and storage facilities.
* **Infrastructure and Construction:** Collaboration in these areas for rapid growth.
* **Green Energy:** Exploring opportunities in solar, wind, green hydrogen, and energy storage.
* **Automobile and Mobility:** Collaboration in affordable EVs, two-wheelers, and CNG mobility solutions.
* **Heritage and Cultural Tourism:** Exploring opportunities for heritage and cultural tourism.
* **Film Industry:** Creating opportunities for shooting films in Jordan and holding joint film festivals.
* **Future Vision:**
* Reviving trade links between India and Europe via Petra.
* India progressing toward becoming the world's third-largest economy.
* Collaboration on infrastructure reconstruction needs in Syria.
* Jordan delegation to attend the upcoming WAVES Summit in India.
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Companies**
* **Impact:** Presented with opportunities to expand into Jordanian markets and use Jordan as a gateway to other markets (United States, Canada, etc.).
* **Action Required:** Leverage the opportunities presented to them, explore potential partnerships, and invest in sectors highlighted by the Prime Minister.
**Jordanian Companies**
* **Impact:** Potential for increased trade and investment from India, leading to economic growth and job creation.
* **Action Required:** Explore potential collaborations with Indian companies and participate in initiatives to strengthen the bilateral relationship.
**Government of Jordan**
* **Impact:** Enhanced economic cooperation with India, leading to increased investment and development in key sectors.
* **Action Required:** Continue to foster a favorable environment for Indian investment and collaboration, and work with India to implement the vision outlined in the Prime Minister's address.
Key Entities Referenced
India: One of the countries involved in the bilateral discussion, focusing on economic opportunities and trade.
Jordan: One of the countries involved in the bilateral discussion, focusing on economic opportunities and trade.
India - Jordan Business Forum: The event where the Prime Minister's address was delivered, indicating a focus on business and economic relations between India and Jordan.
UPI, Aadhaar, and Digi Locker: Digital public infrastructure frameworks in India that could be aligned with Jordan's systems.
Prime Minister's Office
English Translation of Prime Minister's address at
the India - Jordan Business Forum
प्रव तथ: 16 DEC 2025 3:04PM by PIB Delhi
His Majesty King Abdulla,
The Crown Prince,
Delegates from both countries,
Leaders from the business community,
Namaskar,
Friends,
Many countries across the world share borders, and many also share markets. However, the relationship
between India and Jordan is one where historic trust and future economic opportunities converge.
This was also the essence of my discussion with His Majesty yesterday. We held detailed deliberations on
how to transform geography into opportunity, and opportunity into growth.
Your Majesty,
Under your leadership, Jordan has emerged as a bridge that is greatly facilitating cooperation and
alignment between different regions. During our meeting yesterday, you explained how Indian companies
can access the markets of the United States, Canada, and other countries through Jordan. I would urge the
Indian companies present here to fully leverage these opportunities.
Friends,
Today, India is Jordan’s third-largest trading partner. I am aware that numbers carry significance in the
world of business. However, we are not here merely to count figures, we are here to build a long-term
relationship.
There was a time when trade from Gujarat reached Europe via Petra. To ensure our future prosperity, we
must revive those links once again and each one of you will play a vital role in making this vision a
reality.
Friends,
As you are all aware, India is rapidly progressing toward becoming the world’s third-largest economy.
India’s growth rate is over eight percent. This growth is the result of productivity-driven governance andinnovation-driven policies.
Today, new avenues of opportunity are opening up in India for every business and every investor from
Jordan. You can become partners in India’s rapid growth and secure strong returns on your investments.
Friends,
Today, the world needs new engines of growth. It needs trusted and resilient supply chains. Together, India
and Jordan can play a significant role in meeting the needs of the global economy.
I would like to highlight a few key sectors for mutual cooperation with you, sectors where vision,
viability, and velocity are all present.
First, Digital Public Infrastructure and IT. India’s experience in this domain can be of significant value to
Jordan as well. India has transformed digital technology into a model for inclusion and efficiency.
Frameworks such as UPI, Aadhaar, and Digi Locker have today become global benchmarks. His Majesty
and I discussed the possibility of aligning these frameworks with Jordan’s systems. Together, our two
countries can directly connect startups across sectors such as fintech, health-tech, and agri-tech. We can
build a shared ecosystem, one that links ideas with capital, and innovation with scale.
Friends,
There are also significant opportunities in the pharma and medical devices sectors. Today, healthcare is not
merely a sector, it is a strategic priority.
If Indian companies manufacture medicines and medical devices in Jordan, it will benefit the people of
Jordan, while also enabling the country to emerge as a reliable hub for West Asia and Africa. Whether it is
generics, vaccines, Ayurveda, or wellness, India brings trust, and Jordan brings reach.
Friends,
The next sector is agriculture. India has extensive experience in farming under dry climatic conditions,
and this experience can make a real difference in Jordan. We can collaborate on solutions such as
precision farming and micro-irrigation. We can also work together to develop cold chains, food parks, and
storage facilities. Just as we are undertaking joint ventures in fertilizers, we can move forward together in
other areas as well.
Friends,
Infrastructure and construction are essential for rapid growth. Collaboration in these areas will provide us
with both speed and scale.
His Majesty has shared his vision for developing railways and next-generation infrastructure in Jordan. I
would like to assure him that our companies are both capable of, and eager to, partner in turning this
vision into reality.
During our meeting yesterday, His Majesty also highlighted the infrastructure reconstruction needs in
Syria. Indian and Jordanian companies can collaborate to address these requirements together.Friends,
The world today cannot progress without green growth. Clean energy is no longer just an option; it has
become a need. India is already playing a significant role as an investor in solar, wind, green hydrogen,
and energy storage. Jordan also possesses immense potential in this domain, which we can work together
to unlock.
Similarly, the automobile and mobility sector holds great potential. Today, India ranks among the world’s
top countries in affordable EVs, two-wheelers, and CNG mobility solutions. In this sector as well, we
should collaborate extensively.
Friends,
Both India and Jordan take great pride in their culture and heritage. There is significant scope for heritage
and cultural tourism between our countries. I believe that investors from both nations should actively
explore opportunities in this domain.
In India, a large number of films are produced every year. Opportunities can be created for shooting these
films in Jordan, and for holding joint film festivals, with the necessary encouragement to support them.
We also look forward to a large delegation from Jordan at the upcoming WAVES Summit in India.
Friends,
Geography is Jordan’s strength. India possesses both skill and scale. When these strengths come together,
they will create new opportunities for the youth of both countries.
The vision of both our governments is perfectly clear. It is now up to all of you in the business community
to translate this vision into reality through your imagination, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
In conclusion, I would like to say once again:
Come…
Let us invest together
Innovate Together
And Grow Together
Your Majesty,
Once again, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you, the Government of Jordan, and all the
distinguished dignitaries present at this event.
Shukran.
Thank you very much.
DISCLAIMER: This is the approximate translation of Prime Minister's statement. Original statement was
delivered in Hindi.***
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