(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: UAE Deepening Relationship

Topic: UAE Deepening Relationship

Guest:

Navdeep Singh Suri, (Former Ambassador)
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, (Foreign Editor, Hindustan Times)
Ram Upendra Das, (Head, Centre for Regional Trade, Commerce Ministry)

Topic Description:

India on Monday sought investments from the United Arab Emirates in key sectors like infrastructure, highways, ports, airports, renewable energy and defence as the two sides discussed a joint strategy to offset the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The matters came up during a virtual meeting of the India-UAE joint commission on trade, economic and technical cooperation, which was co-chaired by external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two sides assessed their cooperation over the past few months in the fight against Covid-19 and discussed a joint strategy to offset the economic and social impact of the pandemic on both countries.