Ahead of an official visit to India by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, we look back on the UAE’s long history with India.
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Founding Father Sheikh Zayed and Indira Gandhi, former prime minister of India, witness the signing of a cultural agreement in 1975. National Archives image -
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi speaks at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on August 17, 2015 during his visit to the UAE. Pawan Singh / The National -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is greeted by APJ Abdul Kalam, the former Indian president, at the presidential palace in New Delhi on March 26, 2007. AFP Photo / RB Photo -
Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, welcomes former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam on his arrival at Abu Dhabi airport for a three-day visit. Mr Kalam was the first Indian head of state to visit the UAE in 25 years. AFP Photo / Wam -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid inspects a guard of honour during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi. AFP Photo / Raveendran -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, inspects an Indian guard of honour during the official reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 11, 2016. Philip Cheung / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi -
The President, Sheikh Khalifa, meets former Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil in Abu Dhabi on November 22, 2010 during her official visit. AFP Photo / Wam -
The UAE Armed Forces rehearse for the Indian Republic Day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, will be the chief guest at the parade this year. Manish Swarup / AP Photo -
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi visits the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque during the first day of his two-day visit to the UAE on August 16, 2015. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
Former Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil leaves the Indian Social and Cultural Centre with her husband Devisingh Rnsingh Shekhawat after making a speech in Abu Dhabi on November 22, 2010. Jeff Topping / The National -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, is welcomed by Narendra Modi at the start of Sheikh Mohammed’s last official visit to India in February, 2016. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi
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