Look:  6 UAE leaders’ historic visits to India between 1975 and 2025

Key visits that bolstered UAE-India ties celebrated amid Sheikh Hamdan’s India visit 

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Sajila Saseendran, Chief Reporter
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Look:  6 UAE leaders’ historic visits to India between 1975 and 2025

Dubai: Amid the first official India visit of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, the Government of Dubai Media Office has released a collage of six historic images that bolstered the bilateral ties between the UAE and India.

The post shared on the social media platform X with the title “UAE-India relations” showcases photographs of six UAE leaders' historic visits to India, during which they held discussions with the respective Indian prime ministers, as shown in the following timeline:

Timeline of historic visits

January 1975: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

May 1981: Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

March 2010: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

January 2024: Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

September 2024: Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

April 2025: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The post serves as a celebration of the centuries-old ties that were further strengthened with each visit.

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