Gulf countries are home to nearly half of India’s immigrant population, which brings skills and growth to Middle East economies.
India’s footprint in the Middle East is anchored in economics and sharpened by geopolitics. New Delhi imports the overwhelming bulk of its crude, and in return, the Gulf hosts a vast Indian workforce whose remittances are recycled into India’s economy.
At the same time, Indian capital has begun placing strategic bets across the region—most visibly in ports and logistics—while Delhi navigates a difficult middle ground between the US, Europe and an expanded BRICS orbit that includes China, Russia…
