Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the (UAE) and ruler of Dubai meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a meeting in Dubai. Modi is on a two-day visit, the first by an Indian premier in more than three decades, during which he discussed "cooperation" with oil-rich UAE. PHOTO: AFP/HO/WAM
DUBAI: Tens of thousands of Indian expats in Dubai feted their Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a cricket stadium in Dubai at the end of a visit aimed at boosting economic ties.
Braving high temperatures and humidity, they filled the 25,000-seat stadium waving Indian flags as their premier gave a speech in Hindi, drawing loud applause. Thousands of others watched on giant screens outside the Dubai Cricket Stadium in the economic hub of the United Arab Emirates, where Indians, many of them labourers, account for about 30% of the eight-million population.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (3rd-L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd-R) sitting for food in Abu Dhabi. PHOTO: AFPModi is the first Indian premier to visit the UAE in more than three decades. The late Indira Gandhi travelled to the Emirates in 1981.
During a two-day visit, he met with Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, crown prince of oil-rich Abu Dhabi.
Had a wonderful meeting with @HHShkMohd. We talked about several issues & agreed on need of stronger India-UAE ties. pic.twitter.com/ZeXpYsBT7d
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 17, 2015
Delighted to receive the Hindi version of @HHShkMohd's book, 'Flashes of Thought.' pic.twitter.com/dbNR3xZCnD
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 17, 2015
Modi also told a gathering of Emirati businessmen of the potential for $1 trillion worth of investments in India, with its massive infrastructure projects, in the agricultural sector and in housing.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving during a tour in Masdar City on the outskirts of the rich Emirate of Abu Dhabi. PHOTO: AFPThe premier said he would despatch India's commerce minister to discuss any problems faced by UAE investors in his country.
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