**Executive Summary**
The India-Jordan Business Forum was held in Amman, addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and King Abdullah II on December 16, 2023. The leaders emphasized strengthening business ties and leveraging Jordan's trade agreements and India's economic strength to create an economic corridor. The Prime Minister proposed doubling bilateral trade to US$ 5 billion over the next 5 years.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Bilateral Relations:**
* India and Jordan share a strong contemporary partnership.
* Jordan acts as a bridge connecting markets and regions.
* **Economic Opportunities:**
* India offers immense business opportunities due to its growing economy.
* India's 1.4 billion consumer market, manufacturing base, and policy environment are attractive to Jordanian companies.
* India and Jordan can become trusted supply chain partners.
* **Areas of Collaboration:**
* Digital Public Infrastructure, IT, Fintech, Health-tech, and Agri-tech.
* Pharma and medical devices sectors leveraging India's strength and Jordan's geographic advantages.
* Agriculture, cold chain, food parks, fertilizers, infrastructure, automobile, green mobility, and heritage/cultural tourism.
* Renewable energy, green financing, desalination, and water recycling.
* **Forum Participants:**
* Business leaders from both countries participated in sectors including infrastructure, health, pharma, fertilizer, agriculture, renewable energy, textile, logistics, automobile, energy, defense, and manufacturing.
* Representatives from FICCI and the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, which have an existing MoU to promote trade, also attended.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Indian Businesses**
* **Impact**: Opportunities to expand into Jordanian markets and partner with Jordanian companies in various sectors.
* **Action Required**: Explore partnerships and investment opportunities in the areas highlighted during the forum.
**Stakeholder: Jordanian Businesses**
* **Impact**: Access to the large Indian market and opportunities to leverage India's manufacturing capabilities.
* **Action Required**: Explore partnerships and investment opportunities in the areas highlighted during the forum.
**Stakeholder: FICCI and Jordan Chamber of Commerce**
* **Impact**: Continued role in promoting trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.
* **Action Required**: Facilitate partnerships and collaborations between Indian and Jordanian businesses, building on the existing MoU.
Key Entities Referenced
India-Jordan Business Forum: A forum to promote business-to-business ties between India and Jordan.
Jordan: A country in West Asia, seeking to strengthen economic ties with India.
India: A country in South Asia, seeking to strengthen economic ties with Jordan.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister and His Majesty King Abdullah II
address the India-Jordan Business Forum
प्रव तथ: 16 DEC 2025 1:19PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and His Majesty King Abdullah II today addressed the India-Jordan
Business Forum in Amman. The Forum was also attended by HRH Crown Prince Hussein and Jordan
Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister of Investment. His Majesty and Prime Minister acknowledged
the importance of increasing business-to-business ties between the two countries and called upon the
industry captains from both sides to convert the potential and opportunities into growth and prosperity. His
Majesty noted that Jordan’s Free Trade Agreements and India’s economic power could be combined to
create an economic corridor between South Asia and West Asia and beyond.
Addressing the Forum, Prime Minister noted that Jordan and India share a vibrant contemporary
partnership, built on the strong edifice of their close civilizational ties. He appreciated the leadership of
His Majesty under whom Jordan has become a bridge that connects markets and regions, and is fostering
business and growth. Prime Minister proposed doubling bilateral trade with Jordan to US$ 5 billion over
the next 5 years. Highlighting India’s success as the fastest growing major economy which is on course to
become the third largest economy in the world, Prime Minister stated that India offered immense business
opportunities for its partners in Jordan and across the globe. He invited Jordanian companies to partner
India and reap the benefits of its 1.4 billion consumer market, its strong manufacturing base, and its stable,
transparent, and predictable policy environment. Prime Minister said that both countries can join hands to
become trusted supply chain partners for the world. Alluding to the over 8% growth of the Indian
economy, he underscored that this was a result of productivity-driven governance, and innovation-driven
policies.
Prime Minister also highlighted opportunities for India-Jordan business collaboration in the fields of
Digital Public Infrastructure, IT, Fintech, Health-tech and Agri-tech and invited start-ups from both
nations to join hands in these areas. He noted that India’s strength in pharma and medical devices sectors
and Jordan’s geographical advantage could complement each other and make Jordan a reliable hub for
West Asia and Africa in these fields. He also highlighted business opportunities for the two sides in the
areas of agriculture, cold chain, food parks, fertilizers, infrastructure, automobile, green mobility and
heritage and cultural tourism. Speaking about India’s green initiatives, Prime Minister suggested greater
India-Jordan business collaboration in the fields of renewable energy, green financing, desalination and
water recycling.
The Forum witnessed the participation of business leaders from both countries in the fields of
infrastructure, health, pharma, fertilizer, agriculture, renewable energy, textile, logistics, automobile,
energy, defense, and manufacturing. The delegation also comprised representatives of FICCI and Jordan
Chamber of Commerce, who have an existing MoU to promote trade and economic cooperation between
the two countries.*************
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