India is an old friend and partner we go with towards a prosperous future

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, confirmed that India is an old friend and partner with him towards a prosperous future .. We gathered a relationship based on mutual trust and respect.

His Highness praised the typical relations and strategic partnership that links the two friendly countries and peoples, which is witnessing a continuous development with a supply of joint concern to expand its scope within the various vital areas supporting the sustainable development goals of both sides.
This came at the conclusion of the first official visit of His Highness to India, during which he held a series of important discussions with senior Indian government officials, led by the state of Narindra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, where he conveyed the greetings of the rational leadership in the UAE and its wishes for India for leadership, government and people with more payment, progress and prosperity, while the discussions dealt with the future of bilateral relations and partnership prospects The strategy between the two countries, and ways to develop them in a way that supports their plans in the areas of comprehensive development, and serves common interests.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum expressed his pride in this successful visit and the results it resulted in the framework of joint keenness to enhance the ties of friendship and cooperation between the UAE and India with all the qualitative weights that the two countries enjoy over all political, economic and cultural levels.

His Highness said that India has one of the oldest civilizations in the world .. It has a huge human wealth, as it is the largest country in terms of population … and the trade was the bridge that linked the Emirates and India in the past .. Its ships did not carry only the goods but carried a culture, heritage and civilization exchanged by the two sides .. Today the two countries are combined with a common concern to make a bright future with close cooperation based on the employment of creative ideas, innovation and technology in the advancement With the capabilities of various vital sectors.


His Highness added that the comprehensive economic partnership between the two countries resulted in a short period of time after its conclusion in the year 2022, and was reinforced with the signing of 8 new memoranda of understanding within strategic sectors .. We continue to work to discover more opportunities for constructive cooperation with all friendly countries, inspired by the vision of the rational leadership of the future and the UAE approach based on peace, understanding, coexistence and sincere endeavor to achieve good for all with the concerted efforts and joint action towards more Achievements and successes and to find effective solutions that address the cross -border challenges.

His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, praised the efforts and contributions of the UAE private sector, and its role in enhancing the links of economic cooperation of the state with the world, through qualitative projects and investments that are participating in its launch and implementation at the global level, noting the role of the leading national economic institutions in providing an advanced and inspiring model in developing and developing the mechanisms and systems of effective work highly efficient supported by advanced technology, to enhance various paths Comprehensive development on sustainable foundations.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met during the visit, during which His Highness accompanied a high -ranking official delegation, Dr. Supermamiam Gaeshanskar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Rajnat Singh, Minister of Defense, the Republic of India, where the prospects for cooperation between the two sides were discussed and the most important developments on the regional and international arenas, and a number of topics in common concern.

His Highness’s visit included an intense activity within its economic axis, where His Highness Bayush Goyal, the Indian Minister of Trade and Industry, met, where the two sides reviewed the positive development of the comprehensive economic partnership between the two countries and the rapid results that it resulted in, the most important of which is the growth of inter -trade by more than 20% during the year 2024 compared to the year 2023, registering 240 billion dirhams, while the talks touched on ways to enhance cooperation between the sector The Emirati private and its Indian counterpart in light of the motivations and the great opportunities provided by the UAE in front of foreign investment.

His Highness also witnessed the announcement of the opening of the second representative office of the Dubai World Chamber in India in Bangalore, with the aim of expanding the Chamber’s efforts to enhance business ties with the Indian market, after the opening of its first representative office in Mumbai in 2018, bringing the number of external representative offices of the Dubai World Chamber to 34.

His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, also toured the financial market area in Mumbai, where he looked at the Bombay Stock Exchange activity, which is one of the oldest stocks of the world, where His Highness reviewed the existing and possible cooperation opportunities between them and the Emirati financial markets.


His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also opened during the visit “Nava Sheva Business Complex” of the Dubai World Ports in Mumbai, the third world -class free free zones established by Dubai World Ports in India with investments in excess of 735 million dirhams.

His Highness was accompanied by a high -ranking official delegation that included His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, President of Dubai Airports, Supreme President of the CEO of Emirates Airlines and the group, Muhammad bin Abdullah Al -Qarqawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Dr. Ahmed Balah Al -Falasi, Minister of Sports, Abdullah bin Touq Al Murri, Minister of Economy, Financial affairs, Omar bin Sultan Al -Ulama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and remote work applications. The delegation also included a number of senior Emirati economic officials and leaders.