Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman from December 15 to 18.
- India’s Union Cabinet approved the India–Oman trade pact after Oman’s Shura Council cleared the draft the previous day.
- The CEPA is expected to be signed or formally announced during the Oman leg on December 17–18, according to official briefings and press reports.
- MEA officials said Oman intends to transfer spares from its retired Jaguar fleet to India, with supplies likely to arrive in the coming days.
- The trip will review cooperation across trade, investment, energy, defence and technology, includes Modi’s first visit to Ethiopia, and may feature exchanges on regional issues such as Gaza.