Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi has left for his two-day official visit to the UAE. Informing about the visit this morning, the Indian Army said that “the visit underscores a shared commitment to deepening mutual understanding, enhancing cooperation in areas of common interest and advancing bilateral Defence Cooperation between the two nations."
The defence relationship between India and the UAE is rapidly growing.
Both nations are working to deepen military cooperation, focusing on joint production (AI, shipbuilding), enhanced training, technology exchange, and joint exercises, guided by the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) and driven by shared security interests in the Middle East and Indian Ocean region.
Recently several MoUs on coast guard and defence industry collaboration were signed between India and the UAE.