Deepak Mittal appointed as next Ambassador of India to UAE

New Delhi [India], Septmeber 2 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Deepak Mittal arsenic the adjacent Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates.

The IFS serviceman from the 1998 batch has antecedently served arsenic India's Ambassador to Qatar. He played a cardinal relation successful establishing the archetypal ceremonial diplomatic interaction betwixt India and the Taliban aft the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Deepak Mittal met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, past caput of the Taliban's Political Office successful Doha, successful 2021.

Deepak Mittal volition regenerate Sunjay Sudhir, who has been serving arsenic India's Ambassador to the UAE since 2021.

India diplomatic relations with UAE were established successful 1972. Over the years, they person grown importantly and gained caller momentum aft PM Modi's sojourn successful 2015, the archetypal by an Indian PM successful implicit 3 decades.

PM Modi visited UAE successful 2015, which marked the opening of a caller Comprehensive and Strategic concern betwixt the 2 countries. This was followed by 5 different visits of PM successful the past 8 years, astir precocious successful Nov-Dec 2023 to be COP28-World Climate Action Summit successful Dubai, according to MEA.

From the UAE, determination person been aggregate visits by the President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ). In 2016 and 2017, helium visited arsenic Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. In Sep 2023, helium visited India arsenic the President of the UAE to be the G20 Leaders' Summit. In Nov 2023, President MBZ participated successful the 2nd Virtual Global South Summit. In Jan 2024, helium visited Gujarat to be the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit arsenic the Chief Guest.

To complement these precocious level visits, determination person been regular ministerial visits signifier India to the UAE, including the sojourn of EAM Dr S Jaishankar to UAE and different Ministers. Likewise, determination person been aggregate visits from the UAE to India including the sojourn of UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.

The beardown people-to-people ties are underpinned by the ample Indian diaspora successful the Emirates - estimated astatine 4.3 cardinal - with a important bulk residing successful Dubai. The UAE hosts India's largest overseas community, whose contributions are profoundly respected and proceed to fortify the enduring enslaved betwixt the 2 nations. (ANI)