On February 14, PM Modi will dedicate Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple as part of his two-day tour. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the foreign secretary, stated on Monday that “one of the key parts of PM Modi’s UAE visit is the inauguration programme of BAPS temple.” In addition, the Prime Minister will speak to the Indian community in the United Arab Emirates during a function at Zayed Sports City.
Here is the whole schedule for PM Modi’s visit to the UAE.
PM Modi and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, will meet one-on-one. The two leaders will talk about how to further develop, broaden, and fortify their strategic alliance and share their opinions on regional and global matters of shared concern. Additionally, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence, will meet with PM Modi.
In 2024, the Prime Minister is scheduled to attend the World Government Summit. He is scheduled to give a unique keynote talk as the Guest of Honour.
On February 13, he is also expected to speak to the Indian community in the United Arab Emirates at an event held at Zayed Sports City. Over 65,000 people have registered for the ‘Ahlan Modi’ event in Abu Dhabi, according to news agency ANI, indicating an unprecedented level of interest. Unfortunately, the event was cancelled because to the bad weather. Presently, the event is expected to draw between 35,000 and 40,000 people, including those who are presenting cultural programmes.
On February 14, he would thereafter open the BAPS Mandir, the city’s first Hindu temple. The first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East is expected to be BAPS Hindu Mandir. The UAE government kindly donated 27 acres of land for the temple to sit on. In order to build the mandir, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, donated 13.5 acres of land in 2015.Attendees of the event will include those offering cultural programmes.
Prime Minister Modi is going to Qatar too.
On February 14, PM Narendra Modi will depart from his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates and head to the capital city of Doha, Qatar. The news of PM Modi’s trip to Qatar was made public one day after the Gulf state freed eight Indian naval personnel who had been imprisoned. On Monday morning, seven of them left for India.
According to Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, Prime Minister Modi oversaw the case’s developments directly. “We are gratified by Qatar’s decision to release the Indians,” he stated.
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Modi will have in-depth discussions to deepen their bilateral relationship, according to the foreign secretary.
After having their death sentences from October of last year converted to jail terms of various lengths, the Indians were allowed to return 46 days later. The eight former Navy members were allegedly charged with espionage, but neither New Delhi nor the Qatari government disclosed the allegations.