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INTERNATIONAL | UAE President’s India Visit

Strategic Partnership

Accelerates Development

In recent years, relations between the United Arab Emirates and India have reached new
heights. Following this, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited India
on January 19 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During this short visit,
several important agreements were signed between the two countries...

ndia and the United Arab Emirates are continu- was Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s fifth
ously strengthening their strategic partnership visit to India in the last 10 years and his third official
Iand cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, visit as president.
energy, defence, and innovation. This visit by the Following the meeting, the two leaders in a joint
President of the UAE is not merely a formal courtesy statement welcomed the robust growth in trade and
call but a decisive step towards fostering shared economic cooperation since the signing of the Com-
prosperity, technological collaboration, and stronger prehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
people-to-people ties. The significance of the rela- in 2022 and noted the rapid growth of bilateral trade,
tionship between the two countries is further under- which reached US$ 100 billion in FY 2024-25. Buoyed
scored by the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the enthusiasm of the business communities on
himself went to the Delhi airport to welcome the UAE both sides, they decided to double bilateral trade
President. This visit reflects the importance both to target US$ 200 billion by 2032. The two leaders
countries place on their strong friendship. The depth decided to establish a House of India in Abu Dhabi
of the relationship is also evident in the fact that this as a lasting symbol of the India-UAE friendship. They

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