India, UAE want to use relationship to shape changing world: S Jaishankar

13 Dec 2022 Evaluate

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India and the UAE which have inked a landmark trade deal have seen a veritable transformation in their ties which are now beginning to have a broader ripple impact. He emphasized that they want to use this relationship to shape the changing world. He stated a defining decision of this transformation is the signing of the bilateral trade pact which led to such effective results and speaks volumes for the bilateral relationship.

He mentioned ‘The fact that we were able to conclude the comprehensive economic cooperation agreement so quickly and has led to such effective results thereafter, speaks really volumes for the relationship. We're now moving into new areas.’ India and the UAE signed UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in February this year.

Further, he stated ‘Today, our discussions are about space, education, artificial intelligence, health and startups. The old, traditional energy trade investments continue, but a new agenda is also coming into being.’ Currently, the UAE is India's 3rd largest trade partner. It is India's 2nd largest export market.

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