Dubai, diaspora, and dialogue: A bridge between nations
4 days, 11 hours ago

Dubai, diaspora, and dialogue: A bridge between nations

Hindustan Times  

Dubai is the best city to live in, a friend quipped at Dubai airport, a sentiment that resonated as I encountered numerous Delhi/Mumbai elites who now call the United Arab Emirates their home. Indian STEM professionals and businesses are driving UAE’s technology and financial sectors, while strategic agreements in clean energy, healthcare, and infrastructure promise sustained collaboration. The UAE is a top foreign direct investment source for India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s multiple visits highlight the enduring partnership. The UAE, hosting the largest Indian diaspora globally, was a fitting venue for Indiaspora’s inaugural global event. While the global Indian diaspora flourishes, the question remains: Can India replicate Dubai’s meticulous planning and development within its own borders?

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India facing mass Dubai rejections amid tightened immigration policies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India facing mass Dubai rejections amid tightened immigration policies

Deccan Chronicle  

India is witnessing a significant rise in visa rejections for its nationals seeking to travel to Dubai, raising concerns about tightened immigration policies. Reports suggest that several factors are contributing to this trend, including stricter security measures, changes in the UAE’s visa policy, and growing scrutiny of applications. Frustration Among Applicants Indian travelers, particularly from major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, …

"UAE is not just built by Emiratis; it is built by the world; everything is invested by the world for the world": Omar Al Olama at IGF ME&A 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

"UAE is not just built by Emiratis; it is built by the world; everything is invested by the world for the world": Omar Al Olama at IGF ME&A 2024

Live Mint  

PRNewswire Dubai, November 26: IGF Middle East and Africa 2024 kicks off with H.E. * India Global Forum Middle East and Africa 2024 kicks off in Dubai * Business leaders, policymakers, and celebrities converge at inaugural IGF Forum session * Manoj Ladwa, IGF Founder & Chairman, pays special tribute to late Ratan Tata, says his vision has inspired his work …

Bilateral relations between India, UAE at new heights: Jaishankar
4 months, 1 week ago

Bilateral relations between India, UAE at new heights: Jaishankar

Deccan Chronicle  

Dubai: The ties between India and the UAE have reached new heights, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday, highlighting collaborations in sectors such as fintech, renewable energy, infrastructure, and defence.Speaking at the inauguration of the Symbiosis International campus here, Jaishankar emphasised how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to the UAE in 2015, which was the first visit …

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Delhi visit: India-UAE ties scaling new heights
6 months, 1 week ago

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Delhi visit: India-UAE ties scaling new heights

Firstpost  

The growing partnership between India and the UAE envisages a great ray of hope and robust optimism against the background of an increasingly complex and conflict-stressed global geopolitics The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, visited India on 9-10 September 2024 for a two-day visit. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi …

Ties across the sea: The Hindu Editorial on the India-UAE close relationship
1 year, 1 month ago

Ties across the sea: The Hindu Editorial on the India-UAE close relationship

The Hindu  

At first glance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates last week, might have seemed like any other bilateral visit he has undertaken. The timing may have been related to an invitation to address the ‘World Governments Summit’ in Dubai and to inaugurate Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple, but the 10 bilateral agreements signed need a closer …

India-UAE relations look beyond the diaspora
1 year, 1 month ago

India-UAE relations look beyond the diaspora

Hindustan Times  

To say that the Ahlan Modi event in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday was a grand event would be an understatement. The big shift that has taken place in recent years is that the relationship has become independent of domestic politics, and reflects the churn in global politics as well as transformations in West Asia. New Delhi sees Abu Dhabi as …

From Modi’s ’guarantee’ to ’long live Bharat-UAE friendship’: 10 things PM said
1 year, 1 month ago

From Modi’s ’guarantee’ to ’long live Bharat-UAE friendship’: 10 things PM said

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the members of the Indian diaspora in Abu Dhabi during the Ahlan Modi event. PM Modi, who is on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates congratulated the members of the Indian diaspora for turning up in such a large number and said this is time to hail the partnership between India …

India-UAE ties serve as a model for world: PM Modi at Indian diaspora event
1 year, 1 month ago

India-UAE ties serve as a model for world: PM Modi at Indian diaspora event

The Hindu  

Hailing India and the UAE as “partners in progress”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the ties between the two countries serve as a model for the world and they are scripting a new history in the third decade of the 21st century. Our relationship is of talent, innovation and culture,” Mr. Modi said while addressing the Indian community …

India’s Modi arrives in the UAE on his seventh trip to a nation that is home to millions of Indians
1 year, 1 month ago

India’s Modi arrives in the UAE on his seventh trip to a nation that is home to millions of Indians

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates on his seventh trip to the nation, feted by tens of thousands of his countrymen ahead of elections back home in the coming months. “You have come from all corners of UAE, and different states of India, but the hearts of everyone are …

Good news! Emirates announces pre-approved visa-on-arrival facility for select Indian travellers
1 year, 1 month ago

Good news! Emirates announces pre-approved visa-on-arrival facility for select Indian travellers

India TV News  

Dubai: The Dubai-based Emirates Airline on Thursday announced a pre-approved visa-on-arrival facility for some Indian passport holders, who have booked their travel with the airline. According to Khaleej Times, the application for this facility will be fulfilled by the Dubai Visa Processing Centre — VFS Global’ s facility designated by Emirates Airline to process UAE visas. Indian customers willing to …

UAE and India: A reliable, strategic partnership
1 year, 5 months ago

UAE and India: A reliable, strategic partnership

Hindustan Times  

I arrived in India a year ago in the Diwali season. Both nations are demonstrating greater convergences on key issues, and India’s ability to leverage multilateral consensus makes it a reliable, strategic partner for the UAE. I also had the privilege to discuss issues of bilateral nature with India’s Cabinet ministers, emphasising the importance of jointly driving the vision our …

Trade is at the heart of the India-UAE relations
1 year, 6 months ago

Trade is at the heart of the India-UAE relations

Hindustan Times  

Later this week, New Delhi will host the most significant global forum in its history. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photograph during an official visit reception at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 15, 2023. In 2017, the UAE-India relationship was formally elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic …

Modi in UAE: In New Era of Bilateral Trade, a Firm Foreign Policy Caps Ties
1 year, 8 months ago

Modi in UAE: In New Era of Bilateral Trade, a Firm Foreign Policy Caps Ties

The Quint  

Into a year of the CEPA, the value of bilateral non-oil trade reached USD 50.5 billion, an increase of 5.8 percent from the previous year. In an article for the Dubai-based Gulf News, Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, pointed out that this increase was recorded "as global trade declined in both Q3- and Q4-2022 …

India’s ‘Urban’ Myth: Instead of Imitating West, Can the Poor Be Taken Care Of?
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s ‘Urban’ Myth: Instead of Imitating West, Can the Poor Be Taken Care Of?

The Quint  

Dubai emerged as a significant modern and cosmopolitan city only in the last three decades. Interestingly, the oil-related economy in Dubai is extremely small today, and there are other economic spheres where Dubai is doing better than many other developed cities. Dubai has suddenly emerged as the busiest trading port in the Middle East, providing maritime services to major businesses, …

India, UAE will shape changing world order: Jaishankar
2 years, 3 months ago

India, UAE will shape changing world order: Jaishankar

Firstpost  

Jaishankar pointed out that apart from burgeoning bilateral trade and an increasingly bigger share in the global economy, India and the UAE are also playing a big role in the geo-politics of the Middle East with their involvement in the I2U2 group, also known as the West Asian QUAD Dubai: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar asserted on Monday that India …

Why Dubai has turned a magnet for India's tech talent
2 years, 3 months ago

Why Dubai has turned a magnet for India's tech talent

Live Mint  

Dubai beckons Sarthak Gupta, co-founder of Gujarat-based firm Kroop.AI. At his recent visit to Gitex Global show in Dubai, Gupta found an “overwhelming response" to his firm’s artificial intelligence -powered solution that can create multilingual videos of digital avatars with just text as input. Having offices in the emirate makes it easier for Indian startups to hire global talent, and …

India is Dubai’s top tourism market now
2 years, 7 months ago

India is Dubai’s top tourism market now

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Dubai Tourism is renewing its focus on India market with the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism tying up with travel agents from tier 2 and 3 cities, as well as with local content creators like Bhuvan Bam. India, it added, continues to prove crucial to Dubai’s long-term tourism growth, with the Asian powerhouse consistently ranking among Dubai’s …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India-UAE FTA: what does it mean for bilateral ties?
3 years, 1 month ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India-UAE FTA: what does it mean for bilateral ties?

The Hindu  

India and the UAE announced the launch of their free trade agreement or Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the UAE Deputy Commander, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed held a virtual summit on Friday. The agreement is a first in many ways A first for the Modi government, that had till 2020 …

UAE’s Kashmir Outreach: Security Is at the Heart of All Investments
3 years, 2 months ago

UAE’s Kashmir Outreach: Security Is at the Heart of All Investments

The Quint  

On the other hand, it is also reflective of the shift in the UAE’s foreign policy, which now positions itself as a bridge-builder and peacemaker in the region. The UAE has also played a behind-the-scene role between India and Pakistan, whose efforts were in part resulted in the ceasefire announcement by the two last year in February. Along with its …

Indian diaspora immensely contributed towards UAE's growth: Piyush Goyal
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian diaspora immensely contributed towards UAE's growth: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

Lauding the contribution of the Indian diaspora in the growth of the UAE, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that a diaspora as large as 3.5 million Indians is serving the Gulf nation well. A diaspora as large as 3.5 million Indians in the UAE, serving this country well and have contributed immensely towards its growth," he added. …

UAE Central to India's Extended Neighbourhood, Both Share Fast-growing Ties: Jaishankar
4 years, 6 months ago

UAE Central to India's Extended Neighbourhood, Both Share Fast-growing Ties: Jaishankar

News 18  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India and the UAE share a fast-growing relationship and that the Gulf country is central to India’s extended neighbourhood. On August 17, Jaishankar held extensive talks with his counterpart from the UAE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, covering a range of areas including ways to further boost strategic ties and the …

UAE stands with India and Indian expatriates
4 years, 9 months ago

UAE stands with India and Indian expatriates

Hindustan Times  

Of the more than 200 nationalities that form the diverse and tolerant society we cherish in the United Arab Emirates, it is difficult to think of a single expatriate community that has contributed more to building the fabric of our nation than people from India. Last year, AED 169 billion in remittances flowed out of UAE — more than half …

India's diaspora not always pro-India
6 years, 1 month ago

India's diaspora not always pro-India

Deccan Chronicle  

The global Indian diaspora, linked to India through ancestry, nationality, ethnicity or some other means, is over 31 million strong, the largest in the world and almost equivalent to the population of Malaysia. The convention’s theme created a sense of reciprocal expectations from the diaspora — “Role of Indian diaspora in building New India”. Much brouhaha surrounds the Indian-origin “female …

Narendra Modi in UAE on 10, 11 Feb: PM's trip signifies special importance India attaches to oil-rich nation, say diplomats
7 years, 1 month ago

Narendra Modi in UAE on 10, 11 Feb: PM's trip signifies special importance India attaches to oil-rich nation, say diplomats

Firstpost  

Narendra Modi is set to visit the UAE later this week which authorities and business leaders say signifies the importance India attaches to the oil-rich nation. Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the UAE later this week which authorities and business leaders say signifies the special importance India attaches to its ties with the oil-rich nation and …

Relaxation in visa regime will boost India-UAE ties: Ambassador Ahmed Albanna
7 years, 6 months ago

Relaxation in visa regime will boost India-UAE ties: Ambassador Ahmed Albanna

Firstpost  

Relationship between the United Arab Emirates and India is “strengthening further” and a major step in that direction is the relaxation of visa rules by the Gulf country for Indian nationals. New Delhi: The relationship between the United Arab Emirates and India is “strengthening further” and a major step in that direction is the relaxation of visa rules by the …

Stupendous transformation of Dubai into chic tourist destination
8 years, 2 months ago

Stupendous transformation of Dubai into chic tourist destination

Deccan Chronicle  

There has been a stunning transformation in one of the Emirates. Today, Dubai is unrecognizably metropolitan not only from 35 years ago, but even 15 years ago from when the city went pell-mell on an expansion course even to the extent of inviting the skyscraper curse. The Dubai of today is a thriving hot spot of the world’s glitterati, a …

What lessons Indian Muslims should take from UAE's deals with PM Narendra Modi
9 years, 7 months ago

What lessons Indian Muslims should take from UAE's deals with PM Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

However, in India, for the country’s Muslims all this may constitute a disappointment: Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat when the infamous Godhra riots happened; Modi heads a party that avowedly propounds the ideology of Hindutva and Modi’s party, the BJP was responsible for the demolition of the Babri Mosque. In this schema, Indian Muslims may be seething with …

Bridging the Gulf: Modi, UAE Recognise New Realities in West Asia
9 years, 7 months ago

Bridging the Gulf: Modi, UAE Recognise New Realities in West Asia

The Quint  

The UAE is a significant player in the new regional system and it recognises, as do other regional countries, that India is now a major global player. Thus Modi’s visit has an importance far beyond the confines of the bilateral India-UAE relationship which is, of course, valuable to both countries. The joint statement that was issued on the conclusion of …

UAE visit: Here's what to expect from as PM Modi touches down in Abu Dhabi
9 years, 7 months ago

UAE visit: Here's what to expect from as PM Modi touches down in Abu Dhabi

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to visit the UAE since Indira Gandhi 34 years ago. According to the MEA, India’s bilateral trade with the UAE stood at $60 billion in 2014-15, a considerable drop from over $75 billion two years earlier, which is attributed to India’s curbing of gold imports. Lastly, it’s impossible to …

PM Narendra Modi leaves for UAE
9 years, 7 months ago

PM Narendra Modi leaves for UAE

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for the UAE on a two-day visit packed with a string of engagements high on substance and symbolism, including talks with the country's leadership and an address to the Indian diaspora. During the visit, Modi, who will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the UAE after Indira Gandhi in 1981, …

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