Ambassador: UAE played part in India-Pakistan cease-fire
3 years, 8 months ago

Ambassador: UAE played part in India-Pakistan cease-fire

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates played a role in getting longtime Asian rivals India and Pakistan to agree to a cease-fire amid tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir, the Emirati ambassador to Washington said. Speaking in a video released Wednesday by Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, al-Otaiba acknowledged an Emirati role “in bringing the Kashmir escalation down” between the two nuclear-armed nations. The sudden cease-fire in February came as a surprise, especially given Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist agenda and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s own comments about India. An Indian security official told the AP the two countries had decided to keep the talks “secret and low key.” But he described the UAE’s role as providing “nothing but the venue” in Dubai.

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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Delhi visit: India-UAE ties scaling new heights
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Firstpost  

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far are insufficient
8 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far are insufficient

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on a visit to Islamabad, said that international efforts toward a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group Hamas have been “wholly insufficient.” “We are now actively discussing the potential for …

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

Old-fashioned trust and credibility bind India-UAE ties
10 months, 1 week ago

Old-fashioned trust and credibility bind India-UAE ties

The Hindu  

At a time when diplomacy is widely regarded as transactional, the deeply personal relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates stands out as something of an old-world construct. Strengthening economic ties Mr. Modi is also expected to kick off the much-anticipated Bharat Mart, a key initiative of Dubai-based …

UAE to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry

Firstpost  

Israel has rejected international calls for an immediate ceasefire: Netanyahu has said there would be no halt to its attack until hostages are returned. In 2020, Abu Dhabi became the most prominent Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel in three decades through the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords. Speaking on Oct. 18 at the UN Security Council, where the UAE …

UAE plans to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE plans to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza outcry: Report

The Hindu  

The United Arab Emirates plans to maintain diplomatic ties with Israel despite international outcry over the mounting toll of the war in Gaza and hopes to have some moderating influence over the Israeli campaign while safeguarding its own interests, according to four sources familiar with UAE government policy. Speaking on Oct. 18 at the UN Security Council, where the UAE …

UAE and India: A reliable, strategic partnership
1 year, 2 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, 3 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 …

The Saudi Arabia-UAE divide becomes public
1 year, 4 months ago

The Saudi Arabia-UAE divide becomes public

The Hindu  

In mid-July, The Wall Street Journal reported that earlier in December, the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, had told a group of Saudi journalists that the United Arab Emirates has “stabbed us in the back” and had threatened, “They will see what I can do.” He had added that his retaliation would be “worse than what I did with …

The View from India | What’s Mohammed bin Salman up to?
1 year, 8 months ago

The View from India | What’s Mohammed bin Salman up to?

The Hindu  

When Saudi Arabia and Iran announced an agreement last month to reestablish diplomatic relations under China’s mediation, many were surprised and sceptical. Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, who tried to expand the kingdom’s influence in the region through conflicts and coercion, appears to have changed his foreign policy course and adopted aggressive …

India says no ‘conducive atmosphere’ for talks with Pakistan
1 year, 11 months ago

India says no ‘conducive atmosphere’ for talks with Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Earlier this week, Pakistan’s PM called for talks with India to discuss ‘burning issues such as Kashmir’. Earlier this week, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for talks with India to discuss “burning issues such as Kashmir”, the Himalayan territory claimed in full by the two nuclear powers, who have ruled over parts of it since 1947. “My message to …

DC Edit | India must see big picture, bad time for talks with Pak
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | India must see big picture, bad time for talks with Pak

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s appeal for talks with India in an almost pleading tone, conveyed publicly through an interview to the Dubai-based pan-Arab television station Al Arabiya, which came to light earlier this week, suggests that the Pakistan leader is adrift as far as decent advice on foreign policy goes. Mr Sharif revealed in the interview that when he …

Pakistan PM seeks India talks on ‘burning issues such as Kashmir’
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan PM seeks India talks on ‘burning issues such as Kashmir’

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for talks with India to discuss “burning issues such as Kashmir” while asking the United Arab Emirates to play a role in resolving the differences between the two neighbours. Terming the UAE a “brotherly country” while on a visit there last week, Sharif, in an interview with Al Arabiya aired …

US rolls out red carpet for Pak Army chief as India wavers on anti-Russia stand
2 years, 2 months ago

US rolls out red carpet for Pak Army chief as India wavers on anti-Russia stand

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday will host Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Pentagon for talks amidst signs of enhanced military engagement between the two countries. Last week, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was in the town meeting top officials of the Biden Administration, including Secretary of State Tony Blinken. Last month, the …

Modi in UAE: Why India Is in a Unique Position in Middle Eastern Quad
2 years, 5 months ago

Modi in UAE: Why India Is in a Unique Position in Middle Eastern Quad

The Quint  

Shortly before these visits, Israel was in the headlines for signing a free trade agreement with the UAE, whose pragmatic leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed had shaken up regional geopolitics when his country became the first Gulf state and only the third Arab state to normalise relations with Israel in 2020. Just before this agreement, the UAE had entered into …

UAE-India: Towards greater strategic partnership
2 years, 7 months ago

UAE-India: Towards greater strategic partnership

Hindustan Times  

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India, UAE agree to work closely on UNSC agenda
2 years, 7 months ago

India, UAE agree to work closely on UNSC agenda

India TV News  

The first round of India-UAE UN consultations, at the Director General level, were held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and saw the two nations agree to work together closely on the issues related to UN issues, including the Security Council. In keeping with their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, they agreed to work closely together on key issues on the UNSC agenda, …

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship
2 years, 8 months ago

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship

Firstpost  

If Pakistan gets a new government, India can expect changes, but those are likely to be incremental and not sweeping Imran Khan is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan among the 22 who lost their job before completing their term. Under a boisterous, narcissistic, and increasingly Islamist Imran Khan, Pakistan isolated itself from its traditional allies like the US, Saudi …

UAE’s Kashmir Outreach: Security Is at the Heart of All Investments
2 years, 11 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 …

UAE, India look to double trade to at least $100B over five years
3 years, 3 months ago

UAE, India look to double trade to at least $100B over five years

Al Jazeera  

The United Arab Emirates is trying to burnish its credentials as a global hub for business and finance in the face of growing regional competition from Saudi Arabia. The two governments are set to start talks on an economic pact aimed at boosting business, investment and jobs, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said on a …

We don't want to be part of rivalry between India, Pakistan: Taliban spokesperson | Exclusive - Part III
3 years, 4 months ago

We don't want to be part of rivalry between India, Pakistan: Taliban spokesperson | Exclusive - Part III

India Today  

Claims that the Taliban is enjoying Pakistan's support are baseless, Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Suhail Shaheen told India Today from Doha in Qatar. In an exclusive interview with India Today, Mohammad Suhail Shaheen also said that the Taliban does not want to be part of the rivalry between India and Pakistan. READ: Talks with India can be held on 'condition of …

In the India-Pakistan detente, the role of UAE and Saudi Arabia
3 years, 7 months ago

In the India-Pakistan detente, the role of UAE and Saudi Arabia

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi has maintained a stony silence in the face of growing signs of mediation by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to nudge India and Pakistan towards putting their strained relations on an even keel. As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded a visit to the kingdom this week, Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said …

UAE Mediating Between India, Pakistan to Help Build 'Functional' Ties: Senior Diplomat
3 years, 8 months ago

UAE Mediating Between India, Pakistan to Help Build 'Functional' Ties: Senior Diplomat

News 18  

The United Arab Emirates’ envoy to Washington confirmed the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said in a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution on Wednesday that the UAE played a role “in bringing Kashmir escalation down and created a ceasefire, hopefully …

India, Pakistan held secret talks to try to break Kashmir impasse: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

India, Pakistan held secret talks to try to break Kashmir impasse: Report

India Today  

Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with close knowledge of the matter told Reuters in Delhi. Officials from India's Research and Analysis Wing, the external spy agency, and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence travelled to Dubai for a …

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat
3 years, 8 months ago

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat

Al Jazeera  

UAE envoy to the US confirms the Gulf state is mediating between the two nuclear-armed rivals to help them reach a ‘healthy and functional’ relationship. The United Arab Emirates’ envoy to Washington has confirmed that the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said …

UAE Royals Brokered Surprise Peace Plan Between Neighbours India and Pakistan: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

UAE Royals Brokered Surprise Peace Plan Between Neighbours India and Pakistan: Report

News 18  

A day after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the works last months with joint commitment to respect the ceasefire agreement from 2003, a top diplomat of the UAE came to visit New Delhi for a one day visit. The official UAE readout of the meeting on February 26 suggested what Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed spoke about …

UAE brokering secret India-Pakistan peace roadmap: Officials
3 years, 9 months ago

UAE brokering secret India-Pakistan peace roadmap: Officials

Al Jazeera  

About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit. The official UAE readout of the Feb. 26 meeting gave few clues of what Foreign Minister …

Pakistan snubbed by OIC again, no mention of Kashmir in upcoming meeting's agenda
4 years ago

Pakistan snubbed by OIC again, no mention of Kashmir in upcoming meeting's agenda

Op India  

In a major embarrassment to Pakistan, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation – an inter-governmental organisation of Muslim-populated countries has decided not to include the ‘Kashmir issue’ in its agenda of foreign ministers’ meeting that is scheduled to be held in Niger from November 27-28. According to the reports, the OIC has dropped the ‘Kashmir issue’ from the agenda of the …

Pakistan must take irreversible action against terrorism, says US diplomat
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan must take irreversible action against terrorism, says US diplomat

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Trump administration’s new pick as ambassador to Pakistan William E Todd has said that Islamabad must take "sustained and irreversible" action against terrorism to rebuild a strong relationship with the US as well as reduce regional tensions. In a statement to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Todd said he would actively engage Pakistan …

India and the Abraham Accords
4 years, 3 months ago

India and the Abraham Accords

The Hindu  

The White House ceremony on September 15 marking the formal normalisation of Israel’s ties with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain has created a significant inflection point in regional history and geopolitics. Hence, the ‘Abraham Accords’ entered with the UAE and Bahrain are ‘peace-for-peace’ deals without any physical quid pro quo by Israel. Multiple drivers are likely …

With Israel-UAE Flight, Israelis And Emiratis Mark Closer Ties As Palestinians Worry
4 years, 3 months ago

With Israel-UAE Flight, Israelis And Emiratis Mark Closer Ties As Palestinians Worry

NPR  

With Israel-UAE Flight, Israelis And Emiratis Mark Closer Ties As Palestinians Worry Enlarge this image toggle caption Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP The official treaty between their countries has not yet been signed, but — amid some opposition in the region — Israelis and Emiratis are engulfed in charm offensives, media buzz, dreams of business …

India welcomes UAE-Israel agreement
4 years, 4 months ago

India welcomes UAE-Israel agreement

The Hindu  

India on Friday welcomed the normalisation of ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, calling them both “key strategic partners”. The trilateral agreement called the “Abraham Accords” was signed along with the United States on Thursday, and also commits Israel to suspend its plans for annexation of Palestine majority areas. However, Mr. Jaishankar tweeted that he “deeply appreciated” the …

The Hindu Explains: Why has UAE signed a peace deal with Israel?
4 years, 4 months ago

The Hindu Explains: Why has UAE signed a peace deal with Israel?

The Hindu  

On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement via Twitter that two of America’s close allies in West Asia, which had been at odds with each other for decades, reached a “historic” peace agreement. A host of factors, from Israel’s plans to annex the Jewish settlements in the West Bank to their growing concerns over Iran and close …

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