New Delhi, December 15 (UNI) Major General Ali Saif Humaid Alkaabi, Commander of the Presidential Guard of the United Arab Emirates, paid solemn tributes to India’s bravehearts by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, here on Monday, reaffirming the deepening defence partnership between the two nations.
The UAE Presidential Guard Commander is on a four-day official visit to India, which will continue until December 19.
He also reviewed a Guard of Honour at South Block. According to a statement from the Army spokesperson, the ceremonies reflected the shared military ethos, mutual respect, and camaraderie between India and the UAE, underscoring the strong, enduring, and growing defence partnership between the two countries.
In July, during the 13th India-UAE Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting, held at the Secretary level in the national capital, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation.
The meeting, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and the UAE’s Under Secretary of Defence, Lt Gen Ibrahim Nasser M. Al Alawi, where both sides agreed to elevate defence ties in line with the growing momentum in areas such as trade, investment, and people-to-people relations.
The two sides agreed to enhance military training cooperation and discussed their respective training requirements. India offered to provide customised training courses tailored to the UAE’s needs. They also agreed to cooperate on maritime security through sharing of information.
To explore new avenues of defence collaboration, discussions were held on training cooperation, defence industrial partnerships, and Service-to-Service engagements. Both countries agreed to pursue joint manufacturing initiatives, including models similar to the collaboration between ICOMM (India) and CARACAL (UAE) for small arms production.
The potential for co-developing next generation defence technologies in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence was also discussed, alongside opportunities in shipbuilding including refits and upgrades, and maintenance of common platforms.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Indian Coast Guard and the UAE National Guard to establish a framework for enhanced cooperation in search and rescue operations, pollution response, anti-piracy efforts, and related maritime security domains.
UAE Presidential Guard Commander pays tribute at National War Memorial
