Prime Minister Modi met with the Crown Prince later and reaffirmed commitment to strengthen India-UAE Ties. Modi said that “Dubai has played a key role in advancing the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.” This special visit reaffirms our deep-rooted friendship and paves the way for even stronger collaboration in the future, PM added.Later, the two Ministers, convinced that close collaboration between the defence industries should be an integral part of the bilateral cooperation, emphasised on “increasing defence industry collaboration and discussed opportunities for enhancing partnership in defence manufacturing.”Both the Ministers acknowledged active participation from the two sides in each other’s exhibitions & defence expos, and welcomed India-UAE Defence Partnership Forum which has the potential to result in strategic Joint Ventures and co-production projects benefiting both countries. They also agreed to focus on complementarities for the two countries in the Make-in-India and Make-in-Emirates initiatives.Through a post on X after the meeting, the Defence Minister stated that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the UAE is of immense priority for India. “In the coming years, we are eager to work closely in areas such as defence cooperation, co-production and co-development projects, innovation and technology. Both India and the UAE are committed to work towards peace and prosperity in the region,” Rajnath added.The UAE has become a vital partner and reliable ally for India in the Gulf Region. A Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the UAE in 2003, followed by an MoU on Defence Industry Cooperation in 2017. According to the Ministry of Defence, India and the UAE share a deep friendship rooted in long-standing cultural and economic connections.
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