{"id":30975,"date":"2018-10-27T11:39:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T06:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=30975"},"modified":"2018-10-27T11:39:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T06:09:53","slug":"a-royal-salute-to-indias-religious-plurality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-royal-salute-to-indias-religious-plurality\/","title":{"rendered":"A royal salute to India\u2019s religious plurality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/jordan-backs-indias-moderate-islam\/article22861488.ece\"><b>A royal salute to India\u2019s religious plurality<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordanian King Abdullah II will deliver a special address at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi on Tuesday on his three-day visit to India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More in news:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordanian King will speak on <\/span><b>\u201cIslamic heritage: promoting understanding and moderation\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to an audience including academics, Islamic scholars and representatives of all denominations of the Muslim community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After talks with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the two sides are expected to <\/span><b>announce a number of agreements, including one to set up a \u201ccentre of excellence\u201d in Amman<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One pending issue not yet resolved is on the <\/span><b>resumption of direct flights between Delhi and Amman,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which were shut down when Royal Jordanian Airlines ended its service in 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King Abdullah will also visit the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi to <\/span><b>\u201cexplore collaborations with Jordanian technical institutes\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilateral trade, which is mainly dependent on fertilizer imports, dropped drastically from about $2.2 billion in 2014 to $1.3 billion in 2017, and both sides will discuss how to <\/span><b>improve business ties.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the visit will focus on bilateral issues, the two leaders are expected to <\/span><b>discuss the Palestinian peace process.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Jordanian King Abdullah II:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Abdullah is himself a <\/span><b>41st generation descendant of Prophet Muhammad and the Custodian of the Holy Sites in Jerusalem.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has taken a leadership role in countering extremism and radicalisation in the Arab world through what is known as the <\/span><b>\u201cAqaba Process\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> initiative.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A royal salute to India\u2019s religious plurality Context: Jordanian King Abdullah II will deliver a special address at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi on Tuesday on his three-day visit to India. 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