Live: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the UAE

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the UAE. Gulf News is at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi and we will be giving you live updates of Modi’s UAE visit. For more on this story, visit gulfnews.com.  #NarendraModi #ModiInUAE #NaMo #abudhabi #gulfnews

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00:00Good morning, this is Sajila Shashinwar reporting for Gulf News.

00:04I'm here at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, where the Indian Prime Minister, Mr.

00:09Narendra Modi, is set to begin his official engagements during the third visit to UAE.

00:16This is the second leg of a tri-nation visit by Modi.

00:20He reached from France last night, and he's set to fly to Bahrain today itself.

00:24Yet this brief visit is considered an important milestone in the UAE-India relations and the

00:32comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

00:37Mr. Modi is expected to receive the highest civilian honor of the UAE, the Order of Zayed,

00:43from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi today.

00:49Both the leaders are also expected to jointly release a commemorative stamp on the occasion

00:54of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

00:58The leaders and their delegations will hold bilateral discussions and also discussions

01:05on regional and international issues of importance.

01:08But all these top-level discussions and ceremonies are taking place at the Presidential Palace

01:15in Abu Dhabi.

01:17But prior to that, Mr. Modi is about to launch the Rupee Card here at Emirates Palace.

01:23The Rupee Card is an Indian equivalent to MasterCard and Visa, and the UAE is the first

01:30Middle East country to launch this card.

01:33Gulf News will keep you posted about all the developments, so stay tuned to all our social

01:41media channels and log on to gulfnews.com for further details.

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