The UAE-India story: 5,000 years of history in seven minutes


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The UAE and India may be relatively new nation states, but their shared and colourful history goes back millenia. Laura Mackenzie talks to The National's India correspondent Samanth Subramanian about the two countries' lengthy – but little talked about – historical ties.

Read Samanth's article on the history of UAE-India ties here.

Listen to our analysis of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's recent visit to India in last week's episode of Global Talk.