Modi indicators intercontinental commerce pact throughout UAE go to – DW – 02/13/2024 | EUROtoday

India and the Untied Arab Emirates inked a commerce deal on Tuesday to attach the subcontinent with Europe by way of ports within the Middle East.

The deal was introduced throughout a go to by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Abu Dhabi, the place he met Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

“This would build on previous understandings and cooperation on this matter and foster India and the UAE cooperation furthering regional connectivity,” India’s Foreign Ministry stated in a press release.

Sheikh Mohammed stated “our region is going through a difficult time but because of our relationship with [India]we are building a lot of hope and looking forward to a future with India that is on par with our ambitions.”

What are the small print of the deal?

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a proposed ship-to-rail transit community that was first touted on the sidelines of final 12 months’s G20 summit in New Delhi.

The unique plan was for the commerce route to increase from India throughout the Arabian Sea to the UAE, persevering with by Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel on to Europe.

However, Tuesday’s announcement of an “intergovernmental framework agreement” didn’t point out any international locations aside from India and the UAE.

The plan has beforehand acquired help from United States and the European Union.

Modi to open main Hindu temple

Modi’s journey to the UAE — his third in eight months — will final two days.

On Wednesday, he is because of inaugurate the area’s largest Hindu temple and deal with an estimated 60,000 Indian expatriates at a group occasion.

Some 3.5 million Indian nationals dwell within the UAE, greater than some other Gulf state.

zc/lo (Reuters, AP, AFP)