New Delhi, July 11 -- Sudan is looking to deepen business ties with India in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors as the country rebuilds after its civil war, with Indian medicines already accounting for more than half of Sudan's pharmaceutical imports, Sudan's Ambassador to India Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom said on Saturday.

Speaking after a roundtable on business opportunities in Sudan's pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, jointly organised by the Embassy of Sudan and the India & Arab Countries Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (IACCIA), Eltom said the discussions highlighted the strategic importance of the sector for bilateral economic cooperation.

"Today, we hosted this very important and timely roundtable, which was...