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Narendra Modi visit to UAE.

UAE welcomed a new guest, a VIP person from a land which forms a
majority of the immigrants and expats in Emirates. No prices for the
guess as the answer is known to all, its India. The Indian PM
Narendra Modi visited UAE on his two day trip to develop bilateral

ties with each other. This moment received a high public attention
from both the nations as it is after 34 years an Indian PM visited UAE.
PM Narendra Modi was welcomed by Dubais Ruler Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum which itself stands as a rare
welcoming gesture.
PM Modi first visited the iconic Sheikh Zayed mosque in Abu Dhabi.

The next stop was for his diaspora, a residential camp that is home to
some 28,000 Indians workers. Visit was made at their
accommodation area and he interacted with around 300 workers.

The Final stop of his visit was the Dubai Cricket Stadium, where he
addressed around 50,000 Indians. The meet turned out to be an
overwhelming event, where people were also standing outside the
stadium to listen to PMs speech in the screens.
All this things were widely covered by Media and also in Social Media
but along with this, it also developed some negative reactions by
Pakistani folks commenting negatively about this event in the online

world. Nonetheless, such big events do invites some flak to it by few

people, which is not of much concern.
The tour was of high importance, UAE is the third largest trading
partner of India apart from China and America and for UAE India is
the second largest trading partner. In addition to this more than 2.5
million Indians resides in UAE. This proves how deep their ties with
one and other are. Indians who have had played a major role in
UAEs development is a fact which is known worldwide. Many
Indians like Micky Jagtiani, Sunny Varkey, P Mohamed Ali, Tony
Jashanmal etc. are the people who are the richest in UAE and also
been there since 4-5 decades now. Thus, playing a pivotal role in
India and UAE ties. Especially P Mohamed ali as he has been active in
India and as well as in UAE. Both countries government has
recognized his efforts and awarded him with their highest honours.
The best being Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Non Resident Indian
honour) and Oman civil order which is the highest civilian order. Such
People make the relationship between two countries more beautiful,
sustainable and creates a path for others to follow.

This meeting proved to be very successful as many great decisions

were made:
1: U.A.E promised to invest $75 billion in India.
2: UAE government agreed to allot land for a Hindu temple in Abu
Dhabi.
3: Increased defence cooperation through regular exercises and
training
4: Manufacturing defense equipment in India.
5: Increase cooperation in counter-terrorism operations and
intelligence sharing.
6: Inaugurate an e-migrant portal called 'MADAD' to assist the
diaspora.
6: UAE will support India in their bid for a permanent seat in the UN
Security Council
7: UAE will help develop strategic petroleum reserves in addition to
its upstream and downstream petroleum sectors of India.
8: Last but the best, Indian expats in trouble can now get financial
help, including for fighting legal cases, under a new scheme
announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of various
measures for the welfare of diaspora.
Sources: http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-9224-top10-richest-indians-in-the-gcc/10/
http://galfar.com/honours_and_awards