By Fayeq Hijazin
Jordanian-Indian relations are characterized as distinctive; India is one of the countries that established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level in 1950, laying the foundation for exceptional trade relations based on the economic advantages available in the Kingdom, which are developing to take advantage of the benefits available in both countries.
Jordan is at the heart of the world, connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe, and India is determined to establish a developmental route called the Middle East-European-Indian Economic Corridor. This offers a safe alternative for international trade that passes through the seas, which from time to time are exposed to weather disturbances and hurricanes on one hand, and security and political unrest on the other, as happened in the Red Sea, through which about 10-12% of global trade passes, following the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the regional reactions to this aggression.
The importance of this visit by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, enhanced the accumulative achievements made in the political and diplomatic fields, as well as in the economic sector, which requires maximizing the benefits of an economy that covers most of the Indian subcontinent, and a country like Jordan that has abundant raw materials for fertilizers, a stimulating investment environment, and advanced economic relations linking Jordan to many markets, like American and European markets.
The Jordanian private sector is keenly looking forward to this visit and seeks additional facilities to ensure the import of production inputs from the Indian market, which has many potentials. It also looks forward to increased Indian investments in establishing high-value fertilizer industries, like liquid fertilizers, rather than merely importing raw fertilizer or intermediate production inputs. The goal is to move toward manufacturing complete products to maximize local added value and transfer advanced Indian experience and expertise, particularly since India is one of the largest consumers of fertilizers in the world.
The Indian side is looking forward to the development and logistics route that will be built at stations along the road, including in Jordanian territories, as well as to obtaining facilities that ensure tourists from India can easily enter Jordan, whether in groups or individually. They have suffered greatly due to individual incidents in which arrivals from India committed violations, including crossing the border to leave the kingdom’s territories illegally.
Jordan imported from India over the past five years (2020-2024) goods worth 3.518 billion dinars, while it exported to India goods worth 5 billion dinars, resulting in a trade balance that clearly favors Jordan.
Jordanian exports to India reached about 1.213 billion US$ by the end of September of this year, 2025, while imports from India amounted to 528 million US$. Both sides looking to increase these figures by maximizing the value of Jordanian exports to India and the quantity of imports from India, especially production inputs.
The visit of Indian Prime Minister Modi is an important step that will be followed by measures to strengthen Jordanian-Indian cooperation in a way that serves the interests of the two friendly countries.
