India-Kuwait Relations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al Ahmed Al-Sabah on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Kuwait.

PM Modi tweeted, “My congratulations and best wishes to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al Ahmed Al-Sabah on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Kuwait. I look forward to working with him to further deepen and expand our excellent bilateral relationship.”

“India and Kuwait traditionally enjoy friendly relations, which are rooted in history and have withstood the test of time,” he added.

In 2021, India and Kuwait celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The two countries maintain regular high level contacts.

Kuwait stood by India during the second COVID and provided prompt assistance in the form of oxygen and other relief material to India. On Sunday, the Kuwaiti Emir tasked him with appointing Ahmed Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah as prime minister and forming a new cabinet.

In May, the Emir of Kuwait approved the resignation of then-prime minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah and his cabinet, with Ahmed serving as the first deputy prime minister and interior minister.

Ahmed was born in 1956 as the eldest son of Kuwaiti emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. He served as deputy commander of the Kuwait National Guard between November 2020 and March 9, 2022.