Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a focus on boosting cooperation in various sectors, including energy, ports, fintech, digital infrastructure, railways, and investment flows. 

The Prime Minister landed in Abu Dhabi. He held discussions with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on taking forward Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Doha in Qatar after his visit to the UAE ends.

Ahead of his departure, the prime minister took to social media platform X and said he is looking forward to meeting with his “brother” the President of UAE with whom he shares a good rapport.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the iconic BAPS Hindu Mandir, which is the first-ever Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Apart from inaugurating the temple, PM Modi will also address the Indian community at an event in Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi.

Here are the LIVE updates on PM Modi’s UAE visit:

People from different states of India are present but their hearts are connected
But everyone’s heart is connected. In this historic stadium, every heartbeat is saying Bharat-UAE dosti Zindabad
I am here to meet my family. I am here to bring you the smell of the soil you were born. I am here with a message from your 140 crore siblings. And the message is that India is proud of you. Bharat is proud of you
Your love for me is extraordinary. You took out time to see me here today, I am grateful to you
Your enthusiasm, your voice is echoing in Abu Dhabi. I thank you for coming here. I want to thank my brother Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zahyed (UAE President). This wouldn’t have been possible without him, his respect toward me is a priced possession for me.
In 2015, when I visited the UAE, the world of diplomacy was new to me. The Crown Prince and President came to pick me up at the airport. The warmth and glitter in the eyes of people is something I can’t forget. The first visit made me feel like I’ve come to the house of a person whom I’m close to. 
Brother Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed even came today to receive me at the airport, the oneness and warmth were the same and this makes him unique. I’m very honoured to welcome him 4 times in India.
Our ties are getting stronger by the day.
During Covid, I said we are bringing Indians back. he said don’t worry, we have set up infrastructure for vaccines and medical care for them and don’t worry about them.
Lakhs of people welcomed UAE’s President during his trip to Gujarat for the way he has taken care of Indian diaspora:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a massive cultural programme in Abu Dhabi this evening, applauded the growing synergy between India and United Arab Emirates and the direction it would take in his “third term”.  There were also thanks the expat Indians, who, he said, were responsible for the burgeoning partnership with the Gulf nation he was visiting for the seventh time.  There were also promises that “Modi’s guarantee” will work every time.  

“Modi ki guarantee means guarantee pura hone ki guarantee (Modi’s gurantee means that every guarantee will be met,” he declared at the “Ahlan Modi” programme at the Zayed Sports City Stadium, attended by thousands of expat Indians.

“This is the time to hail the friendship between India and the UAE. In this historic stadium, every heartbeat echoes the same sentiment. Long live Bharat-UAE friendship,” PM Modi said at the event, which started with national anthems of the two countries.

One of the ways, he hinted, was taking India’s UPI to UAE to build a system where money transfers can be made directly.

“India’s Rupay helped UAE develop their domestic payment card. They have named the card Jeevan… Soon UPI services will start here and this will facilitate seamless payment transaction and you can send money to your family without any hassle,” he said.

Over the last nine years, India’s cooperation with the UAE has shot up in sectors like trade, defence, food and energy security and education. The two nations are among each other’s top trading partners, with a bilateral trade of about $85 billion in 2022-23, official data shows.

Yet, the bond between the two nations is of “talent, innovation, culture”, PM Modi said. “Over the past few years, we have given a boost to our ties… UAE is India’s third biggest trade partner,” he added, congratulating expat Indians for their role in the process.

There were words of praise for President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whom the Prime Minister has repeated referred to as his “brother”, for his contribution to the growing partnership.

“The way he takes care of you in UAE and the way he cares about your interests, it’s rare to see that and that’s why people are here to thank him for that. I’m privileged that UAE honoured me with their highest civilian award, this is a honour for all of you,” he added.