India, Dec. 16 -- India on Tuesday highlighted the possibilities for cooperation with Jordan in key sectors such as digital infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, food parks and green mobility, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasising the need to build on the historic trust between the two countries and future economic opportunities.

Modi and King Abdullah II jointly addressed the India-Jordan Business Forum in Amman, a day after the PM proposed the doubling of bilateral trade to $5 billion over the next five years. Both leaders pointed to the need to increase business-to-business ties and called on the industry from both sides to convert potential into growth.

India is Jordan's third largest trading partner and bilateral...