Fifty years ago | Scope for India-UAE co-operation
This archival piece from 1976 details a state visit by Indian President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to the UAE. The leaders discussed non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, and the potential for closer economic cooperation between developing nations.
Why it matters
It provides historical context for the long-standing diplomatic and economic relationship between India and the UAE.
Fifty years ago | Scope for India-UAE co-operation From the Archives, October 8, 1976 New Delhi, October 7: The President, Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, said on his return here to-day from a four-day State visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that there was plenty of goodwill for the Indian leadership and the people there. The UAE leaders fully appreciated the achievements in the “internal conditions of our country and the effort we are making to bring about normalisation of relations with our neighbours and for lasting peace”, Mr. Ahmed told newsmen at Delhi airport. The Vice-President, Mr. B.D. Jatti, the Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Central Ministers, the Congress President, Mr. D.K. Barooah and MPs were among those present at the airport to receive Mr. Ahmed. Regarding his talks with the UAE leaders, Mr.
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