table hosted by New Delhi in January. Indian Ambassador M.O.H. Farook told Arab News that the proposed visit would further strengthen bilateral relations, which already extend across IT, telecommunications, consultancy, hotel industry and several other sectors. Aiyar's trip will include a desert safari and overnight stay under the open sky in Rubal Khali, the world's largest expanse of sand dunes, at the minister's own request. He is scheduled to visit Tehran in June to seal a $4.16 billion Iran-India gas pipeline deal. The pipeline is to pass through Pakistan.
