The United Arab Emirates have generously embraced a large number of Indian expatriates and encouraged them to flourish and prosper, for which we sincerely "thank you", President Pranab Mukherjee has said. About 2.6 million Indians have made the UAE as their second home. "The positive contribution of this community to the development and progress of their host country has been well acknowledged and appreciated. Mukherjee said the well-balanced bilateral trade turnover between India and UAE has been impressive. UAE is amongst India's largest trade partners.

Source: dna January 26, 2017 13:41 UTC