External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met UAE Ambassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation and reinforcing the strategic partnership between India and the United Arab Emirates.
The two diplomats were joined by Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem Mahajan and several senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs. After the talks, Jaishankar posted on X that he was glad to receive the ambassador and that the discussion centred on deepening cooperation and the strategic partnership.
Parallel to the capital‑city meeting, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri undertook an official visit to the UAE from 1 to 2 November. His itinerary reflected the routine high‑level engagement that defines India‑UAE relations and offered a chance to review progress under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
During the two‑day trip Misri held a series of meetings. He sat with Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance and Managing Director and Group CEO of L’IMAD Holding Company, alongside Additional Secretary Aseem Mahajan, India’s Ambassador to the UAE Deepak Mittal and other officials. The dialogue focused on scaling up economic engagement, boosting investment flows and forging long‑term commercial ties.
Further discussions saw Misri converse with Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi. Both sides explored fresh avenues for cultural and creative exchanges, citing the ‘House of India’ initiative, and examined opportunities to enhance tourism links.
The foreign secretary also met Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Special Envoy for India. Together they reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations, identified new cooperation areas and exchanged views on regional and global developments, including the situation in West Asia.
Posts on X by the Indian Embassy in the UAE highlighted each encounter, underscoring the momentum behind the India‑UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and signalling a shared intent to deepen ties across economic, cultural and strategic domains.
Image: Wikipedia — S Jaishankar
📰 Source: Mangalorean News