India, UAE partners in progress; time to hail our friendship: PM Modi in UAE

Hailing India and UAE as partners in progress Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country is proud of every Indian living in the UAEOur partnership is getting stronger in all areas and reaching newer heights Its Indias wish that our partnership keeps getting strong every passing day he saidIndia and UAE are partners in progress Our relationship is of talent innovation and culture Modi said while addressing the Indian community here at Ahlan Modi eventHe told the the Indian community here that India is proud of them and it was the time to hail the freindship between the two countriesAfter greeting the thousandsstrong audience with a Namaskar amid chants of Modi Modi at the Zayed Sports City Stadium here Modi said he was overwhelmed by the affection at the community programmeYou have scripted a history by coming in such large numbers here here You may have come from different parts of UAE and from different states of India but everyones hearts are connected Modi saidThis is the time to hail friendship between India and the UAE In this historic stadium every heartbeat echoes the same sentiment Long live BharatUAE friendship Modi said at the event that began with national anthems of the two countryTodays memory will be with me forever because I have come here to meet members of my family he saidI have come here with a message of your brothers and sisters from over 140 crore Indians that India is proud of you he saidRecalling his first visit here in 2015 Modi said he was new to the central government at that time and it was the first UAE visit by any Indian prime minister in three decadesIn ten years since then it is my seventh visit to the UAE Modi said I am deeply grateful to each and every one of you he saidModi said he was fortunate to have been bestowed with the prestigious Order of Zayed the highest civilian award of the UAEIt is an honour not just for me but for 140 crore Indians he said The prime minister said UAE is now Indias third largest trade partner and seventh largest investorBoth countries are collaborating on ease of living and ease of doing business he addedTodays every single Indians aim is to make India a developed nation by 2047 Its our India that is witnessing robust economic growth and it is our India which is leading the global charts on several fronts Modi saidIt is due to my confidence in capability of every Indian that I have given a guarantee that in my third time India will become the third largest economy in the world and Modis guarantee means guarantee to fulfill the guarantee he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever