India and Oman energize a new Trade Gateway through a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

• India–Oman CEPA is a bilateral free-trade pact covering goods, services, investment and economic cooperation; signed 18 December 2025 in Muscat, entered into force 1 June 2026.
• India is only the second country after the USA (2006) to secure a comprehensive bilateral trade pact with Oman, deepening India's Gulf footprint after the 2022 India-UAE CEPA.
• Examinable for both Prelims (current affairs/IR) and Mains GS-II/III (bilateral relations, external trade).