On January 20, India and the UAE will hold the first strategic dialogue, with minister of state M J Akbar and Anwar Mohammed Gargash, minister of state for foreign affairs of the UAE.
The two countries have been moving closer on questions of security, counter-terrorism and intelligence sharing all of which will form part of the dialogue. However, the effort will be to take it further, including global and regional issues.
While the importance of the relationship will be played out in the pomp and ceremony of the Republic Day ceremonies, the ballast of the relationship will be in the economic sphere.
The UAE wants to invest in India’s infrastructure, and the visit will see the Indian government rolling out measures to facilitate these investments, particularly in the roads and highways sector.
Energy, including populating the Indian strategic reserve and investing in downstream projects, will be another aspect of the engagement. Most of these had kicked off during Modi’s visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai in August 2015.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:tamil.oneindia.com)
