In recent years, India’s ties with GCC countries have expanded significantly in both the economic and strategic sphere. People to people linkages between India and the Gulf are an important component of the relationship, since the region is home to a large population of Indian expats. According to estimates, over 9 million Indians reside and work in the Gulf. Indians in the Gulf account for well over 60% of Non-Resident Indians (NRI’s) globally. Linkages between India and the Gulf, however, are multilayered and no longer limited to a singular sphere. Both sides have re-oriented their approach as a result of the massive economic and geopolitical shifts which have taken place – globally, in the Middle East and in South Asia.

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