On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr, Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said granted a royal pardon to 17 Indians serving various jail sentences in Oman.
a. Brunei
b. Qatar
c. Oman
d. Morocco
- Indian Embassy in Oman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appreciated the merciful gesture of Oman's Sultan.
India-Oman relations:
- India-Oman relations are foreign relations between the Republic of India and the Sultanate of Oman.
- India has an embassy in Muscat, Oman.
- An Indian consulate was opened in Muscat in February 1955 which was upgraded to a consulate general in 1960 and later into a full-fledged embassy in 1971.
- The first ambassador of India arrived in Muscat in 1973.
- Oman established its embassy in New Delhi in 1972 and a consulate general in Mumbai in 1976.
- India and Oman have had trade and people-to-people ties for several millennia.
- Oman is home to a large Indian expatriate community and for Oman, India is an important trading partner.
- Politically, Oman has been supportive of India's bid for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.
Question:
Q. On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr, Sultan of which Sultanate has granted a royal pardon to 17 Indians serving various jail sentences?a. Brunei
b. Qatar
c. Oman
d. Morocco
