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The community of Indians in Kuwait includes Indian expatriates in Kuwait, as well as Kuwaiti citizens of Indian origin or descent. According to the Indian ministry of external affairs, there are around 1,000,726 Indians as of 2023. [ 1] The majority of these originate from the south Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana ...
The Indian community in Kuwait includes Indian expats (mostly hailing from the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu ), as well as Kuwaiti citizens of Indian origin. According to the Indian ministry of external affairs, there are around 1,020,000 Indians as on 31 December 2020, [8] constituting the largest expatriate community in Kuwait.
India–Kuwait relations. India–Kuwait relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between the Republic of India and the State of Kuwait. The two countries share friendly ties. Kuwait houses a large expatriate Indian population and is the source for 10–12% of India's oil imports while India is among the largest trade partners of Kuwait.
Mathunny Mathews. Mathunny Mathews (1936-2017), [ 1] also known as Toyota Sunny, was a Kuwait-based Indian businessman who was one of the people credited with the safe airlift evacuation of about 170,000 Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Invasion of Kuwait, which is hailed as the world's largest air civilian evacuation in history. [ 2]
More than 170,000 Indian citizens evacuated. The 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait was carried out from August 13, 1990 to October 20, 1990 after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Air India helped evacuate 170,000 people by civil airline. The operation was carried out before the Persian Gulf War in 1990 to evacuate Indian expatriates from Kuwait.
Most migrant workers in Kuwait were of Asian origin and the largest group consisted of Indian nationals, who constituted 30% of the non-Kuwaiti residents in 2012. Approximately 80% of the foreign residents were active laborers, and made up 83% of the workforce. In the private sector, non-Kuwaitis constituted over 90% of the workforce. [24]
Lyllpur. Died. 24 August 2013. (2013-08-24) (aged 75) Known for. Playing a key role in evacuation 170,000 Indians from Kuwait during Invasion of Kuwait. Harbhajan Singh Vedi (1 September 1937 – 24 August 2013 [1]) was a Kuwait-based Indian billionaire and was one of the main persons credited with the safe airlift evacuation of 170,000 Indians ...
India’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika visited several of the injured in hospital and the site of the fire. Kuwaiti security forces gather at the building that was engulfed by fire in ...