Timeline: India-UAE relationship through the years

UAE and India's relationship has grown strenght to strenght, this is the timeline of our relationship

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1975- Shaikh Zayed in conversation with Pranab Mukherjee, India’s Minister of Revenue and Banking, in New Delhi.
1975- Shaikh Zayed in conversation with Pranab Mukherjee, India’s Minister of Revenue and Banking, in New Delhi.
1981- Shaikh Zayed in conversation with Indira Gandhi during her two-day visit to the UAE.
1981- Shaikh Zayed in conversation with Indira Gandhi during her two-day visit to the UAE.
1992-Shaikh Zayed with Indian President R Venkataraman (left) and Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao (centre) in New Delhi during his three-day state visit to India.
1992-Shaikh Zayed with Indian President R Venkataraman (left) and Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao (centre) in New Delhi during his three-day state visit to India.
2003- UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, shakes hands with India’s Minister for External Affairs Yashwant Sinha (right) in New Delhi during his three-day visit to India.— AFP
2003- UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, shakes hands with India’s Minister for External Affairs Yashwant Sinha (right) in New Delhi during his three-day visit to India.— AFP
2003- The President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomes Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam (left) on his three-day visit to the UAE.— WAM
2003- The President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomes Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam (left) on his three-day visit to the UAE.— WAM
2007- His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Ministervof the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with Indian Congress party President Sonia Gandhi before a meeting in New Delhi.- AP
2007- His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Ministervof the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with Indian Congress party President Sonia Gandhi before a meeting in New Delhi.- AP
2007- Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Foreign Minister, with Pranab Mukherjee, then India’s Minister of External Affairs in New Delhi.
2007- Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Foreign Minister, with Pranab Mukherjee, then India’s Minister of External Affairs in New Delhi.
2009-Shaikh Abdullah (right) with then India’s Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna in New Delhi.—AFP
2009-Shaikh Abdullah (right) with then India’s Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna in New Delhi.—AFP
2010-	His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting in New Delhi. — PTI
2010- His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting in New Delhi. — PTI
 2010-Indian President Pratibha Patil with then UAE’s Minister of International Cooperation Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi.
2010-Indian President Pratibha Patil with then UAE’s Minister of International Cooperation Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi.
2011-Lt-Gen. Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, with P Chidambaram, India’s Home Minister, after signing pacts on security cooperation in New Delhi.— PTI
2011-Lt-Gen. Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, with P Chidambaram, India’s Home Minister, after signing pacts on security cooperation in New Delhi.— PTI
2011- UAE’s former Minister of Labour Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash with Minister of Indian Overseas Affairs Vayalar Ravi during the signing of an MoU on manpower in New Delhi.—PTI
2011- UAE’s former Minister of Labour Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash with Minister of Indian Overseas Affairs Vayalar Ravi during the signing of an MoU on manpower in New Delhi.—PTI
2013- India’s then Finance Minister P Chidambaram at a luncheon meeting in Dubai.
2013- India’s then Finance Minister P Chidambaram at a luncheon meeting in Dubai.
2013-His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, with then Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid in Abu Dhabi.—Wam
2013-His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, with then Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid in Abu Dhabi.—Wam
2014- Lt-Gen. Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, with India’s External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj during a meeting in Abu Dhabi.—PTI
2014- Lt-Gen. Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, with India’s External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj during a meeting in Abu Dhabi.—PTI

Published: Wed 18 Jan 2017, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Wed 25 Dec 2019, 6:09 PM

2015- His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.—Wam (Left), His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dh
2015- His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.—Wam (Left), His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, with PM Modi in Abu Dhabi.—PTI (Right)

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