PM Modi in UAE, Burj Khalifa lights up for its ‘Guest of Honor’

He held wide-ranging talks with the UAE’s President during which they reviewed the strategic partnership, discussed new areas of cooperation and witnessed the signing of several agreements, including a bilateral investment treaty.

The two leaders have met five times in the last seven months, and this is Modi’s seventh visit to the UAE since assuming office.

Both countries also signed agreements on the interlinking of digital payment platforms — UPI (India) and AANI (UAE). “This will facilitate seamless cross-border transactions between the two countries. This follows the MoU on interlinking payment and messaging systems signed in July last year during PM’s visit to Abu Dhabi,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Addressing the Indian diaspora in the ‘Ahlan Modi’ (Hello Modi in Arabic) event at Zayed Sports Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday, PM Modi hailed India and the UAE as “partners in progress” and said the ties between the two strategic partners serve as a model for the world and they are scripting a new history in the third decade of the 21st century.

“In terms of community and culture, the achievements of Bharat and the UAE serve as a model for the world to emulate,” he said.

Meanwhile, PM Modi is also set to inaugurate the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi today. The Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, is located in Abu Mureikhah near Al Rahba off the Dubai-Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Highway.

Built on around 27 acres of land in Abu Dhabi, the work for the structure has been going on since 2019.The land for it was donated by the UAE government.

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