3.6. Strategic Partnership

♤ India and UAE signed an agreement to upgrade the relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, apart from 13 other MoUs, in 2017.

♤ the first Strategic Dialogue meeting between the two Foreign Offices was held in New Delhi on January 20, 2017. The second Meeting took Place in October 2017 in Abu Dhabi

♤ India and UAE see each other as important players in maintaining peace and stability in their respective regions and have reinforced their partnership in countering terrorism, combating radicalization and preventing terror finance through intelligence sharing and close contacts between their National Security Councils.