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| + | India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) enjoy strong bonds of friendship based on age-old cultural, religious and economic ties between the two nations. The relationship flourished after the accession of H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966 and subsequently with the creation of the UAE Federation in 1971. Both countries soon established diplomatic relations in 1972 with UAE Embassy in India opening in 1972 and Indian Embassy in UAE opening in 1973. Since then, both sides have made sincere efforts to improve relations in all fields. | ||
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[http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/25/india-uae-sign-comprehensive-strategic-partnership-and-13-other-agreements-1563427.html India, UAE sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and 13 other agreements, 25th January 2017 : The Indian Express] | [http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/25/india-uae-sign-comprehensive-strategic-partnership-and-13-other-agreements-1563427.html India, UAE sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and 13 other agreements, 25th January 2017 : The Indian Express] | ||
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The extradition is all the more significant as Michel is a British citizen and the UAE had earlier dismissed requests that as a British national, he could not be sent to India. The deepened strategic relationship that has grown between the UAE and India, helmed by Prime Narendra Modi Modi and the UAE's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed also played a big role. | The extradition is all the more significant as Michel is a British citizen and the UAE had earlier dismissed requests that as a British national, he could not be sent to India. The deepened strategic relationship that has grown between the UAE and India, helmed by Prime Narendra Modi Modi and the UAE's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed also played a big role. | ||
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| + | UAE is home to 2.8 million Indian expatriates, the largest expatriate community in the UAE. Professionally qualified personnel constitute about 15 & 20 percent of the community, followed by 20 percent white-collar non-professionals (clerical staff, shop assistants, sales men, accountants, etc) and the remainder 65% comprises blue-collar workers. There is a significant business community from India. The Indian community has played a major role in the economic development of the UAE. The annual remittances made by the large Indian community in UAE amount to over US$ 13.75 billion (2015). The contribution of Indian community in development and prosperity of UAE was also acknowledged by UAE Government during the discussions in recently concluded 2nd India-UAE Strategic Dialogue. | ||
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| + | With a large number of blue-collar Indian workers, focus of bilateral relations is also on developing efficient grievance-redressal mechanisms for the Indian workers in the UAE. The Embassy brought out “Guidelines for Indian” for benefits of Indian Community in UAE. A comprehensive online web-based ‘NRI registration system’ has been developed for Indians resident in UAE to register themselves on the system by filling in the requested details. An online web based portal called E-migrate system has been put in place for recruitment of Indian workers including Indian nurses from 1 June 2015. 4 The Embassy has Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) for providing short-term economic assistance (food, shelter, passage expenses etc.) to destitute workers/housemaids in distress. Indian Workers Resource Centre (IWRC) with a 24- hour helpline is operating in Dubai since November 2010. Recently another IWRC was opened in Sharjah in the September 2017. Regular visits to jails and labor camps by the officers of the Embassy and Consulate and Open house held every working day of the week at the Embassy and Consulate for the Indian Community members, are some of other mechanisms to ensure regular communication between the Embassy & and Consulate with the Indian community. | ||
=Comparing India with Pakistan= | =Comparing India with Pakistan= | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 6 December 2018
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History
1966-73
India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) enjoy strong bonds of friendship based on age-old cultural, religious and economic ties between the two nations. The relationship flourished after the accession of H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966 and subsequently with the creation of the UAE Federation in 1971. Both countries soon established diplomatic relations in 1972 with UAE Embassy in India opening in 1972 and Indian Embassy in UAE opening in 1973. Since then, both sides have made sincere efforts to improve relations in all fields.
2017: Agreements
An umbrella agreement on elevating bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is among 14 agreements signed by India and the UAE following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for January 16, 2017 on Republic Day as the Chief Guest.
"New vistas for futuristic partnership! #IndiaUAE sign 14 agreements in varied fields for enhancing bilateral cooperation," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
Though it was already agreed that the relationship between the two countries would be elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Wednesday's agreement is a general framework agreement which highlights the areas of bilateral cooperation identified under the comprehensive strategic partnership as agreed upon in the high level joint statements issued in August 2015 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in February 2016 during Sheikh Mohamed's visit to India, according to information released by the External Affairs Ministry.
A second agreement was signed between Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on storage and management of oil at strategic facilities in India. This agreement aims to establish a framework for the storage of crude oil by ADNOC in India and to further strengthen the strategic relationship between the two countries in the field of energy.
These apart, both sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of defence industry.
This MoU aims to establish cooperation in the identified fields of defence manufacturing and technology, including through studies, research, development, innovation and cooperation between public and private sector institutions of the two countries. The two sides will cooperate in areas of armaments, defence industries and transfer of technology.
Another MoU was signed on institutional cooperation on maritime transport which provides a framework for enhancing bilateral maritime trade ties through facilitating maritime transport, free transfer of monies between contracting parties and reciprocal recognition of ships' documents.
A third MoU on mutual recognition of certificates of competency aims to deepen the maritime economic activities in general by establishing a framework for Mutual Recognition of Certificates of Competency of marine officers, engineers and crews.
Other MoUs signed are on bilateral cooperation in road transport and highways sector, cooperation in preventing and combating human trafficking, cooperation in the field of small and medium enterprises and innovation, agriculture and allied sectors, mutual exemption of entry visa requirements to the holders of diplomatic, special and official passports, trade remedial measures to promote cooperation in areas of mutual interest, cooperation in energy efficiency services, cooperation on programme exchange between Prasar Bharati and Emirates News Agency (WAM), and on technology development and cooperation in cyberspace.
2018: Runaway Princess Latifa’s repatriation to the UAE
Christian Michel's extradition could be linked to India's assistance in tracking Dubai's runaway Princess Latifa
The deepened strategic relationship that has grown between the UAE and India may be another reason
Christian James Michel, a European middleman at the heart of the UPA-era AgustaWestland chopper scam, was brought to India [in Dec 2018]. His extradition from the UAE follows an adverse order of a Dubai court. But Indian intelligence sources claimed "the development could also be seen as linked to India's assistance in tracking Dubai's runaway Princess Latifa".
RUNAWAY PRINCESS: Sheikha Latifa, the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is Dubai's ruler and the prime minister of the UAE, fled Dubai earlier this year(after planning the escape for 7 years). She boarded a boat belonging to French-American Herve Jaubert and headed to Goa. But just about 30 miles from the coast the boat was intercepted (by the Indian Coast Guard it is alleged) and she was forcibly returned home. She has not been seen or heard since. In a video she recorded before her escape, she says "if you are watching this, either I'm dead or in a very bad situation".
Lawyers representing her have asked the UN to intervene to help secure her release and blamed 'both UAE and India' for her disappearance. Amnesty alleged that Indian commandos "threatened everyone aboard with guns, and dragged Sheikha away as she screamed that she was claiming political asylum".
PRINCE TOO: While India's 'help' with the princess may have helped the process it wouldn't have been the key or the only reason. India had requested Michel's extradition 19 months ago, and the UAE completed all its legal formalities this week before agreeing to extradite him to India. An Interpol red notice was issued against Michel in November 2015.
The extradition is all the more significant as Michel is a British citizen and the UAE had earlier dismissed requests that as a British national, he could not be sent to India. The deepened strategic relationship that has grown between the UAE and India, helmed by Prime Narendra Modi Modi and the UAE's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed also played a big role.
Indian Community
As in 2017
UAE is home to 2.8 million Indian expatriates, the largest expatriate community in the UAE. Professionally qualified personnel constitute about 15 & 20 percent of the community, followed by 20 percent white-collar non-professionals (clerical staff, shop assistants, sales men, accountants, etc) and the remainder 65% comprises blue-collar workers. There is a significant business community from India. The Indian community has played a major role in the economic development of the UAE. The annual remittances made by the large Indian community in UAE amount to over US$ 13.75 billion (2015). The contribution of Indian community in development and prosperity of UAE was also acknowledged by UAE Government during the discussions in recently concluded 2nd India-UAE Strategic Dialogue.
With a large number of blue-collar Indian workers, focus of bilateral relations is also on developing efficient grievance-redressal mechanisms for the Indian workers in the UAE. The Embassy brought out “Guidelines for Indian” for benefits of Indian Community in UAE. A comprehensive online web-based ‘NRI registration system’ has been developed for Indians resident in UAE to register themselves on the system by filling in the requested details. An online web based portal called E-migrate system has been put in place for recruitment of Indian workers including Indian nurses from 1 June 2015. 4 The Embassy has Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) for providing short-term economic assistance (food, shelter, passage expenses etc.) to destitute workers/housemaids in distress. Indian Workers Resource Centre (IWRC) with a 24- hour helpline is operating in Dubai since November 2010. Recently another IWRC was opened in Sharjah in the September 2017. Regular visits to jails and labor camps by the officers of the Embassy and Consulate and Open house held every working day of the week at the Embassy and Consulate for the Indian Community members, are some of other mechanisms to ensure regular communication between the Embassy & and Consulate with the Indian community.
Comparing India with Pakistan
Head of General Security's tweets
HIGHLIGHTS
Dhahi Khalfan, Head of General Security in Dubai, posted these tweets after authorities arrested a gang of Pakistanis for smuggling
He wondered why it was that Indians are disciplined but Pakistanis aren't
The official then went on to say that that no one in Dubai should hire Pakistanis
A senior Dubai police official has in a series of tweets praised Indians and lambasted Pakistanis, saying the former are "disciplined" while the community of the latter is rife with "disruption, crime, and smuggling", reported UAEviral.com.
Dhahi Khalfan, Lieutenant General and Head of General Security in Dubai, posted these tweets after Dubai authorities arrested a gang of Pakistanis for smuggling drugs. The Pakistani press said he's known to make controversial statements. Perhaps because of that, he has a whopping 2.66 million followers.
Khalfan tweeted posting a picture of the arrested Pakistanis, with a comment below it that said, as translated by UAEviral: "Pakistanis pose a dangerous threat to gulf societies because of the drugs they bring in to our countries. We must impose strict procedures at the entrances [of our countries]."
Then he wondered why it was that Indians are disciplined but Pakistanis aren't. "How come Indians are disciplined while disruption, crime, and smuggling are prevalent in the Pakistani community?", he tweeted.
The official then went on to say that that no one in Dubai should hire Pakistanis. "I invite our citizens to not employ Pakistanis...It is now a national duty to stop hiring Pakistanis," tweeted the Dubai official.
He added that Pakistanis were a "danger" to the Gulf region. "Pakistanis pose a dangerous threat to Gulf societies because of the drugs they bring in to our countries. We must impose strict procedures at the entrances [of our countries]," tweeted Khalfan.
