Relations between the two nations are stronger than ever before as India celebrates 75th Independence Day and UAE marks its Golden Jubilee.
For the 3.3-million-strong Indian expatriate community in the UAE, it was a proud moment over the weekend when iconic landmarks in the country lit up to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day.
The glorious pageantry also marked the long journey that the two countries have traversed together to create development opportunities in several key sectors - such as energy, space, technology, education, healthcare, investments and infrastructure.
"India and the UAE... continue to fight the Covid-19 pandemic for a safer and healthier world. In these difficult times, the peoples of both countries have many reasons to cheer for the future," said Pavan Kapoor, the Indian Ambassador to the UAE. "While India has begun celebrations for its 75th anniversary of independence, the UAE too has set plans in motion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its foundation. In the coming year, India and the UAE will also celebrate 50 years of their diplomatic relations. While it was not planned this way, it is only fitting that Expo 2020 Dubai is being held during this momentous period. While the milestones fall within the span of a year, the foundation was laid much before the formation of both the UAE on December 2, 1971, and India’s independence on August 15, 1947," Ambassador Kapoor wrote in a tribute for the occasion.
Tracing ties back to Indus Valley
Indeed, the centuries-old ties between the peoples of India and the UAE are rooted in trade and commerce and began around the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation - when the two regions had a flourishing maritime trade - to the early 20th century, when Bombay (now Mumbai) used to be the biggest hub for pearl trade in the region. Even the currency of the two countries remained the same until 1973, when the Dirham replaced the Gulf Rupee in the UAE. And India was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the UAE, in 1972, before opening its mission the following year.
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