Introduction:
India and the United Arab Emirates have a long-standing relationship that has significantly diversified in recent years.[1] Since 2023, the two countries have expanded their cooperation from traditional energy trade and human resource exchange to artificial intelligence infrastructure development, technology transfer, defense collaboration, and intelligence sharing. Regional connectivity ambitions have emerged as a new area of shared interest between the two states. Intense diplomacy, resulting in back-to-back official visits, and cooperation agreements in various fields, indicates their bilateral approach to seeing each other as important partners in expanding economic and strategic interests. The reciprocal official visits of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have intensified the cooperation in all spheres. The consistent exchange between both of the countries makes the relationship reciprocal rather than being one-sided.
