Dubai Crown Prince Meet Indian Defence Minister in Delhi

The Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of UAE, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, met India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at South Block, Delhi on Tuesday. The two parties stressed increasing defence collaborations and enhancing partnerships in manufacturing during their meeting.

Six Outcomes

The meeting concluded with the decision on 6 outcomes which included the setting up of a campus of IIM Ahmedabad in Dubai and the commencement of the first MBA program in September 2025, the setting up of the first overseas campus of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade at the India pavilion in Expo city and starting construction work of Bharat Mart and the launch of a 3-D rendering of the Bharat Mart complex. 

The meeting made certain that India will get a grant of land for the UAE-India Friendship Hospital in Dubai. The development of ship repair clusters at Kochi and Vadinar, along with the opening of an Indian office of Dubai Chambers of Commerce, were also discussed in the meeting.

The Crown Prince later met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Post the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on his social media handle on X, “Glad to meet HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai. Dubai has played a role in advancing the India-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership. This special visit reaffirms a deep-rooted friendship and paves the way for even stronger collaboration in the future.”