UAE and India: A look at their historic friendship

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The late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan meets the then Indian minister of state for banking and finance, Pranab Mukherjee, during the former’s historic visit to India in 1975. — KT archive

Then Indian president, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, welcomed by His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in Abu Dhabi in 2003.

Then Indian Prime Minister, the late Mrs Indira Gandhi, meeting members of the diplomatic corps at Abu Dhabi International Airport in 1981.

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The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, meets the then Indian president Pratibha Patil, in Abu Dhabi in 2010 during her official visit to the UAE.

Then Indian Prime Minister, the late P.V. Narasimha Rao, holds talks with His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at his residence in New Delhi in 1996.

Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives in New Delhi’s Palam airport in 2016 for an official three-day visit.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, receives Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Zabeel Palace, Dubai, in 2015.

Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid with the then Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi in 2007.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, receives Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi In Abu Dhabi in 2015.

The late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan receives the then Indian prime minister, the late Indira Gandhi, during her visit to the UAE in May 1981. - KT archive

Published: Sat 21 Jan 2017, 7:33 PM

Last updated: Thu 26 Dec 2019, 12:41 PM