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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The India-Oman CEPA which came into effect on Monday is likely to benefit labour-intensive MSME clusters in gems and jewellery, textiles, leather, handicrafts, agri-exports, marine products, engineering goods and pharmaceuticals across more than 25 States and Union Territories, while simultaneously creating a gateway for Indian firms to access the wider GCC market through Oman. In Gujarat, export-oriented industries such as Surat’s diamond and jewellery sector, Rajkot’s engineering goods manufacturers, Jamnagar’s brass components industry and Morbi’s ceramics cluster are expected to gain from enhanced trade access. Handicrafts from Kutch, marine products, technical textiles, specialty chemicals and…