India and Oman have agreed to cooperate in the field of Archives. A delegation of the National Archives of India, New Delhi visited the National Records and Archives Authority of Oman on 21st and 22nd of February.
The purpose of the visit was to explore the areas of bilateral cooperation in the archival field. As a gesture of goodwill, the Indian delegation handed over a list of 70 select documents pertaining to Oman that are available in the National Archives of India. These documents cover a period from 1793 to 1953 and deal with a wide range of subjects. The delegation also interacted with the representatives of the Indian diaspora who have been living in various parts of Oman for several generations, and many of whom have rich private archives.
The Director General, National Archives of India encouraged these members of the Indian diaspora to take care of the physical preservation of archival wealth in their possession as it serves as an authentic source of shared history between the two nations.
