India-Jordan Relations

Jordan is facing the brunt of the West's perception of the Middle East being one unit, says Tourism and Antiquities Minister Makram Mustafa A Queisi while stressing that his strong and resilient country is safe to visit notwithstanding the Israel-Hamas conflict. The number of tourists to the country has been steadily declining since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel last year and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza. The sector contributes 14.6 per cent to Jordan's gross domestic product (GDP) by generating USD 7.3 billion and employs 55,000 people directly, The dip in the number of tourists is what Queisi hopes to address. "Jordan has always been strong and resilient... It is the problem of perception in the West, especially in Europe and the US -- maybe Canada and Australia as well. They look at the Middle East as one unit, Queisi told PTI. If a bullet is fired in the southern part of the Middle East, the eastern part, the western part and the northern part are affected and

Jordanian authorities said Sunday they foiled a malicious plot by a former crown prince to destabilise the kingdom with foreign support

One of India's interests reportedly lie in deepening security ties with Jordan to leverage the strategic location in the Levant

The two sides also signed a MoU on cooperation in the field of health and medicine

Meeting was co-chaired by Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Yarub Qudah from Arab