The Big Picture: India - UAE Deepening Relationship

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. In this edition of The Big Picture we will analyse the deepening relationship between India and UAE.

Guests:
1. Navdeep Singh Suri, Former Ambassador
2. Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Editor, Hindustan Times
3. Ram Upendra Das, Head, Centre for Regional Trade, Commerce Ministry

Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira

Producer: Sagheer Ahmad