Indian PM and the UAE

Few Highlights of PM Narendra Modi's UAE visit

• Welfare fund, e-migrant portal for expatsI. Indian expats in trouble can now get financial help, including for

fighting legal cases, under a new scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of various measures for the welfare of diaspora.

• UAE to help India develop strategic petroleum reservesI. A joint statement by the two governments said the UAE would help

India develop strategic petroleum reserves in addition to its upstream and downstream petroleum sectors.

• Trade between India and the UAE reached $60 billion last year.I. India is the UAE's second-largest trading partner and the UAE is

India's third largest, behind the US and China, according to the Indian Embassy.

• UAE backs India for a permanent seat for the UN Security CouncilI. 'The UAE said that they will support India in our bid for a

permanent seat for the UN Security Council,' PM Narendra said.

• 'MADAD'I. PM Narendra Modi noted that Indian mission in UAE has set up an e-

migrant portal to help Indian migrant workers and an online platform 'MADAD' to assist the diaspora.

• UAE's $75 billion investmentI. PM Narendra Modi gave a rousing speech to tens of thousands of

Indian expatriates in Dubai, telling them leaders in the United Arab Emirates have promised to invest $75 billion in India.

The money would be distributed through the establishment of the UAE-India Infrastructure Investment Fund, which will support the building of railways, ports, roads, airports and industrial corridors, according to a joint statement released by the crown prince and Modi.

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