Archive · 18 Dec 2025
India-Oman CEPA to boost trade, energy transition
India and Oman are signing a big trade agreement called CEPA.
This agreement will make it easier and cheaper to trade goods between the two countries.
It will help businesses in areas like energy, food, and technology.
The agreement is special because it happens during the 70th anniversary of their friendship.
Both countries hope this will bring more jobs and better business opportunities.
Prime Minister Modi said this agreement is like a blueprint for their future together.
Many business leaders are happy about this agreement because it will help them sell more products and services in both countries.
India and Oman signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on December 18, 2025.
The agreement aims to boost trade, reduce customs duties, and enhance cooperation in sectors like energy, infrastructure, and startups.
Bilateral trade between India and Oman reached $10.61 billion in FY 2024-25, with Indian investments in Oman exceeding $5 billion.
Priority areas under CEPA include energy transition, infrastructure development, food security, and startup ecosystems.
The agreement is expected to benefit sectors such as textiles, footwear, automobiles, gems, agrochemicals, and renewable energy.
- Who
- India and Oman
- What
- Signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
- When
- December 18, 2025
- Where
- Muscat, Oman
- Why
- To boost trade, energy transition, and economic cooperation
- Agreement
- Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
- Signing Date
- December 18, 2025
- Bilateral Trade (FY 2024-25)
- $10.61 billion
- Indian Investments in Oman
- Over $5 billion
- Priority Sectors
- Energy transition, infrastructure, food security, startups
- Key Industries
- Textiles, footwear, automobiles, gems, agrochemicals, renewable energy
- Diplomatic Relations Anniversary
- 70 years
Sources
70 yrs of ties: PM Modi pitches India-Oman CEPA as growth engine for trade, energy transition & startups
UAE, Australia, UK, Oman…: India on an FTA spree as post-Covid world redefines geopolitics
Parade, power and a pact: India to bring EU chiefs to Republic Day for FTA push
PM Modi Meets Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Holds Talks At Al Baraka Palace - Video
Mahindra Group welcomes India-Oman free trade agreement
