"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 at IGF In a special virtual address India's Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said, "CEPA has reached about $85 billion annually, unlocking opportunities for MSMEs and startups." Under the theme 'Limitless Horizons,' IGF ME&A convened business leaders, policymakers, investors and innovators from India, the Middle East, and Africa to unlock new opportunities for collaboration across nine themes including global partnerships, technology and innovation, and climate and sustainability among others. Speaking on the occasion, Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of India to the UAE said, "Another lead was taken during Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince's visit to India this September to promote the India-Middle East-Europe Connectivity Corridor, which involved the launch of the Virtual Trade Corridor. Highlighting India's sports tech innovations and the UAE's infrastructure growth, Harsh Jain, Co-founder and CEO, Dream Sports explored new approaches to audience engagement, talent development, and economic impact.

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Dubai, diaspora, and dialogue: A bridge between nations
1 day, 12 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 …

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 …

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 …

How India-UAE ‘Strategic Level’ Ties Have Transformed Trade, Education, Energy, Defence in Last One Year
1 year, 1 month ago

How India-UAE ‘Strategic Level’ Ties Have Transformed Trade, Education, Energy, Defence in Last One Year

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his seventh visit to the UAE since 2015 after an Indian Premier went to the nation after a gap of over 30 years. The UAE president visited India in September 2023 to attend the G20 Summit, and visited Gujarat, in January 2024 as a Chief Guest to the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. UAE …

World looks at India as global growth engine, trusted friend: PM Modi at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
1 year, 2 months ago

World looks at India as global growth engine, trusted friend: PM Modi at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit

Firstpost  

“The world looks at India as an important pillar of stability. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, PM Modi said, “The world looks at India as an important pillar of stability. A friend who can be trusted, a partner who believes in people-centric development, a voice that believes in global good, a …

UAE and India: A reliable, strategic partnership
1 year, 4 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 …

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 …

The India-UAE relationship is gaining great momentum
2 years, 3 months ago

The India-UAE relationship is gaining great momentum

Hindustan Times  

Starting from the Indian Ocean’s network of exchange, the United Arab Emirates and India have built strong ties of history and culture. The UAE’s pro-business policies that highlight its status as a launchpad for start-ups envisaging global reach and leadership in advanced manufacturing; America’s immense multi-sectoral capabilities; India’s enormous pool of talent and resources; and Israel’s strong tech acumen. The …

UAE-India: Towards greater strategic partnership
2 years, 9 months ago

UAE-India: Towards greater strategic partnership

Hindustan Times  

The baton of leadership has officially been passed on in the United Arab Emirates with the demise of the UAE president and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on May 13,2022. India and UAE share a very close relationship, built on a strong foundation of brotherhood, trade, energy security, security and people to people ties. The …

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 …

Exclusive | UAE Keen On Investing In India In A Big Way: Union Minister Piyush Goyal
3 years, 5 months ago

Exclusive | UAE Keen On Investing In India In A Big Way: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

ABP News  

New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the United Arab Emirates is keen to invest in India in a big way. The UAE's Sovereign investment fund Abu Dhabi Investment Fund is looking at big ticket investments in India's infrastructure. For the UAE, India is the second largest trading partner for 2019 with an amount of …

India story is not over yet: Fast global aid indicates world wants New Delhi's resurgence
3 years, 9 months ago

India story is not over yet: Fast global aid indicates world wants New Delhi's resurgence

Firstpost  

At the India-EU summit in early May, French president Emmanuel Macron declared, “India does not need to listen to lectures from anyone about vaccine supplies. It may be difficult to comprehend at this moment of distress, but if not for India’s earnest global engagement over the past few years—and, its proactive assistance to many nations during the first wave of …

UAE valuable partner to India for achieving $5 trillion economy goal: PM Modi
5 years, 6 months ago

UAE valuable partner to India for achieving $5 trillion economy goal: PM Modi

India Today  

India finds a valuable partner in the UAE to achieve its ambitious dream of achieving a USD 5 trillion economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Emirates News Agency, WAM, in an exclusive interview. "We consider the UAE as a valuable partner in realising the objective to reach $5 trillion economy through mutually beneficial partnership," said Modi, who is currently …

UAE keen to invest in India's Digital India, Make in India and Smart City initiatives
9 years, 6 months ago

UAE keen to invest in India's Digital India, Make in India and Smart City initiatives

India TV News  

New Delhi: The UAE on Thursday said it is keen to strengthen ties with India and is looking to invest in programmes like Make in India, Digital India and Smart Cities. I am extremely keen to hear and listen from you some of the proposals, especially Make in India, Digital India and Smart City initiatives," UAE's foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah …

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 …

India invites Arab States to benefit from 'Make in India', invest in infrastructure
10 years, 3 months ago

India invites Arab States to benefit from 'Make in India', invest in infrastructure

Firstpost  

India has invited members of the 22-nation League of Arab States to invest in the country, notably in the infrastructure space. New Delhi: India has invited members of the 22-nation League of Arab States to invest in the country, notably in the infrastructure space, while also calling upon them to benefit from the ‘Make in India’ programme of Prime Minister …

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