Deepavali, our festival of lights, has left its radiant imprint on the sands of Dubai. The iconic festival symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. The Friends of India (FOI) hosted an extravagant Deepavali Utsav 2023 at the Etisalat Academy, which saw a massive turnout of 10,000 individuals. This vibrant event ...

Piyush Goyal is co-chairing a meeting with UAE’s Sheikh Hamid bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss investments and cross-border transactions between the 2 countries. Piyush Goyal is on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, i.e. October 5-6, 2023. He is the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public ...

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Thomas Cook (India) Ltd have launched India’s first RuPay prepaid forex card for Indians traveling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This card, called the Thomas Cook RuPay Card, will be available as a pilot in the UAE and will eventually be rolled out globally. The card’s ...

A delegation of influential leaders from India travelled to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on May 3–4, 2023. This team, which was put together by Thought Leaders of India (TLOI) in association with the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, sought to deepen bilateral relations on the commercial and social fronts. Through concentrated ...

The initiatives of UAE & Sudan on govt modernization and exchange of knowledge & experiences highlights their commitment to a strategic partnership. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sudan have agreed to establish a joint working group to develop a vision for bilateral relations and propose projects and areas of cooperation.  The decision came during ...

Al Jaber has been appointed as Cop28 UAE President, now he’s also set to lead the next UN Climate Summit. Does a UAE oil company’s head deserve this? Appointment of Cop28 UAE President Several environmentalists scoffed when the UN declared that the United Arab Emirates would hold its COP (Conference on Climate Change) in 2023. ...

India & UAE signed a CEPA and launched a Business Council to amplify strong bilateral relations across sectors. The aim is to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion. To strengthen economic connections and promote increasing bilateral trade and investment, the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has reached its first anniversary, and the two countries ...

The UAE is going to host the Abu Dhabi Space Debate & host 180 nations to formulate new international space policies, under the leadership of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. A global summit on the need for international engagement and cooperation in the growth of the space sector will be held in Abu Dhabi.  The ...

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of C-17 aircraft support to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an estimated cost of $980.4 million. The UAE embassy in the United States welcomed the State Department’s approval of the agreement for the potential sale of C-17 aircraft sustainment and related equipment. Also Read: UAE ...

India is moving ahead with its plans to conduct trilateral military exercises with France and the UAE.  As a part of its part of the deal, UAE is providing fueling helo for three Rafael aircrafts that are being transported from France to India.  Credit apparently lies on the shoulder of PM Narendra Modi who has ...