Jordan Crown Prince Drives PM Modi to Museum, Cementing Bilateral Ties

• PM Modi visited Jordan, where Crown Prince Al Hussein personally drove him to the Jordan Museum, symbolizing warm bilateral relations.
• The two-day visit to Amman was the first leg of PM Modi's four-day trip, which also included Ethiopia and Oman, and marked 75 years of India-Jordan diplomatic ties.
• India and Jordan signed MoUs in culture, renewable energy, water management, digital public infrastructure, and a "twinning" arrangement between Petra and Ellora.
• India is Jordan's third-largest trading partner with $2.8 billion in bilateral trade, and Jordan is a key supplier of fertilizers like phosphate and potash to India.
• The visit highlighted cultural cooperation, including the Jordan Museum's historical artifacts and a renewed cultural exchange program (2025-2029) to strengthen people-to-people ties.

Why It Matters: PM Modi's Jordan visit strengthens bilateral ties, boosting economic and cultural cooperation.