A people's president

The president of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, seemed elated over his meeting with the Rulers in Abu Dhabi. He had been given a commendable report on the Indian community in the UAE, and had been told that they were a "diligent lot, the least problematic people, extremely reliable, and aware of their obligations. A community that has interwoven itself into the fabric of the UAE society".

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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the president of India, is one of those rare dignitaries who prefers to be remembered more for what he does than who he is. Vasanti Sundaram met him on his recent visit to the UAE

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