▁American ▁countries ▁to ▁cut ▁off ▁t ies ▁with ▁Israel ▁( the ▁other ▁being ▁Boliv ia ). ▁It ▁was ▁granted ▁observer ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Bil ater al ▁relations ▁ ▁India ▁ ▁Being ▁con ferred ▁observer ▁status ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁India ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁member ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁League ▁although ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁Arab ▁community , ▁neither ▁does ▁it ▁have ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁Arab ic ▁speaking ▁population . ▁It ▁does , ▁however ▁have ▁a ▁size able ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁claim ing ▁Arab ▁descent . ▁Trade ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Arab ▁League ▁members ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁US $ 3 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁India ' s ▁major ▁exports ▁to ▁Arab ▁League ▁countries ▁are ▁chemical s , ▁autom ob iles , ▁mach in ery , ▁food st uff ▁and ▁other ▁fast ▁moving ▁products , ▁while ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁im porter ▁of ▁Arab ▁oil ▁and ▁gas . ▁India ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁di as por a ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁countries ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 ▁million , ▁of ▁which ▁some ▁ 2 0 % ▁are ▁profession als . ▁ ▁O man ▁and ▁India ▁enjoy ▁particularly ▁good ▁relations , ▁an ▁example ▁being ; ▁both ▁countries ▁exchange ▁ship ▁vis its ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis . ▁Rec ently , ▁O man ▁has ▁granted ▁India ▁ber thing ▁rights ▁for ▁Indian ▁naval ▁ships . ▁The ▁Indian ▁n avy ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁training ▁O man i ▁naval ▁forces ▁for ▁many ▁years