India & UAE discuss new areas with untapped potential for further enhancing collaboration
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reviewed their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday (July 23, 2024), with both sides expressing happiness at the progress in bilateral cooperation.
 
EAM Jaishankar met his counterpart, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for wide-ranging talks.
 
"Very pleased to meet UAE FM @ABZayed today in Abu Dhabi. 
 
Productive and deep conversations on our ever growing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Appreciated the discussion and his insights on regional and global issues," EAM Jaishankar posted on X, formerly Twitter.
 
The visit follows the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the margins of the G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy.
 
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two ministers reviewed the multi-faceted India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and expressed happiness at the substantive progress in diverse areas of bilateral cooperation including commercial and economic collaboration, fintech, education, culture, and people-to-people connect.
 
They also discussed new areas with untapped potential for further enhancing collaboration in addition to exchanging views on regional and global issues.
 
During the visit, EAM participated in the celebrations of the 10th International Day of Yoga in Abu Dhabi at the Louvre Museum. The event, which was organised by the Embassy in partnership with Louvre Abu Dhabi, witnessed the presence of multiple nationalities.
 
He also visited the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on February 14, 2024. EAM Jaishankar expressed appreciation that the Mandir has become an iconic cultural destination in the UAE with a large number of daily visitors. In less than 4 months, the Mandir has received one million visitors, the MEA noted.

Frequent High-level Engagements 
 
"EAM's visit to the UAE, within two weeks of his re-appointment, signifies the importance India attaches to its relations with the country. The visit marks the continuation of high-level contact between the two countries," the MEA stated.
 
Since July 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the UAE thrice and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has visited India twice.
 
Last year witnessed important milestones in India-UAE bilateral relations like the implementation of a local currency trade settlement agreement and the launch of UAE's domestic credit/debit card based on India's RuPay card stack.
 
The setting up of a campus of IIT Delhi in Abu Dhabi, fintech collaboration, and commencement of work on the India Middle-East Economic Corridor (IMEEC) were among some other notable developments during this period.