❖ Indian prime minister visited Kuwait after a 43 years gap.

❖ He attended the opening ceremony of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup as ‘Guest of Honour’.

❖ He was awarded with the Wisam Mubarak al-Kabeer, or the Order of Mubarak the Great.

❖ It is the 20th international award bestowed upon him by a country.

❖ The other recipients of this award include Queen Elizabeth II of England, former American Presidents George HW Bush and Bill Clinton, King Salman of Saudi Arabia and etc. ❖ The Indians constitute 21 per cent (1 million) of the total population of Kuwait and 30 per cent of its work-force (around 9 lakhs).

❖ Kuwait’s bilateral trade valued at $10.47 billion in the financial year 2023-24.

❖ Kuwait is India's sixth largest crude supplier, meeting 3% of the country's energy needs.

❖ Indian exports to Kuwait reached $2 billion for the first time, while investments by the Kuwait Investment Authority in India exceeded $10 billion.

❖ Earlier the then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi visited Kuwait in 1981