After Modi becomes the first Indian PM to visit Israel Delhi is also expected to hold monarchs of Saudi Arabia and Jordan later this year.Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who arrived in Delhi on June 25 will be on a multi-city tour including Agra and Kerala. “India has benign image and has not taken sides in any of the Gulf crises. Much of it has gone to India through international investment companies or through Mauritius, Singapore or other countries providing tax breaks. So far, investments in India are over US$ 3.5 billion, of which US$ 3 billion is by Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA). The presence of about 9.21 lakh Indian community members in Kuwait (the largest expatriate community in Kuwait) form an important dimension of bilateral ties with oil-rich Kuwait.

Source: Economic Times June 29, 2017 14:15 UTC