India Jordan vows to strengthen cordial ties catering to areas like defense, health, tourism

New Delhi, March 1: India being the cradle of all major religions in the world, Indian democracy is a celebration of age-old pluralism said Prime Minister while addressing Islamic Heritage Conference along with Jordan King Abdullah II. India-Jordan mutually vowed to combat ‘terrorism’; thereby inked 12 MoUs catering defense industry, counter-terrorism, military studies, cyber security, military medical services. 

The MoUs are aimed at promoting cooperation between India and Jordan in the field of defense by defining the scope of such cooperation and making provisions for implementation of the cooperation in some of the recognized areas like training, defense industry, counter-terrorism, military studies, cyber security, military medical services and peacekeeping, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.

India-Jordan also signed a MoU on cooperation in the field of health and medicine.The objective of this MoU is to establish and encourage cooperation in the fields of health, medical science, medical education and research on the basis of equality and mutual benefits in accordance with the respective legislations and regulations of India and Jordan.

 

The various recognized areas of mutual cooperation include universal health coverage, services and IT in health, health research, national health statistics, diagnosis, treatment and medication of tuberculosis and regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Another agreement was signed on manpower cooperation which provides for cooperation between India and Jordan with a view to promote best practices in the administration of contract employment of the Indian nationals in Jordan.

A MoU was also signed for setting up of a next generation centre of excellence (CoE) in Jordan for training of at least 3,000 Jordanian IT professionals over a period of five years, and setting up of a resource centre in India for training of master trainers in the IT field from Jordan.

 

Other agreements signed include long-term supply of rock phosphate and fertilizers to India, mutual assistance between India and Jordan to ensure proper application of the customs legislations in the two countries, cultural exchange programme between the two countries from 2018 to 2022.

India-Jordan inked MoU which includes Visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders. This Agreement provides for permitting the diplomats and Official passport holders of India and Jordan to enter into, exit and transit through the territory of each other without requirement of visa.

Another MoU was signed catering to culture, this cultural programme for the period 2018-2022 provides for exchanges between India and Jordan in the areas of music and dance; theatre; exhibition, seminars and conference; archaeology; archives, library, museum, literature, research and documentation; Science museums; festivals; mass media, and; youth programs.

Many other MoUs were inked which cater to setting up of the next generation Centre of Excellence (COE) in Jordan; Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) and Jordan Media Institute (JMI); MoU between Prasar Bharati and Jordan TV; University of Jordan (UJ) and ICCR regarding setting up of a Hindi Chair at the University.