Ms Swaraj appreciated the efforts of the Indian Embassy in providing support to Indian nationals in the Kingdom

 India and Bahrain in my view are two countries, which share a glorious past and a dynamic present, said Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, after inaugurating the new Indian Embassy Complex in Seef.

India and Bahrain share a long relationship lost in the mists of time when a flourishing trade existed between the Indus valley civilization and the Dilmun civilization, she said.

“Bahrain was a transit point for the significant trade route that saw the exports of spices, ivory, timber and gems from India. For its part, Bahrain also had substantial trade with India in pearls and dates.”

The journey that began centuries ago has arrived at a new phase in its course, the Indian Minister pointed out.

The new Embassy complex is the embodiment of historical civilizational connects between the two countries and the culmination of the aspirations of growing Indian expatriate community in the Kingdom, she added.

Ms Swaraj appreciated the efforts of the Indian Embassy in providing support to Indian nationals in the Kingdom.

Ms Swaraj, who arrived yesterday on an official visit to the Kingdom, will meet a number of officials here and will further participate in the second meeting of the India-Bahrain High Joint Commission today.

Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, who earlier during the day received Ms Swaraj, said the relations between both countries were at all time high.

Speaking to Tribune, Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha said, “The ties between both nations began centuries ago and with the opening of the new embassy complex it has reached new heights. Bahrain is home to large number of Indians and the spheres of cooperation have been widening in the recent years.”