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Visionary leaderships in India, UAE blessing for both: Rathore
DUBAI, 12th February, 2016 (WAM) -- Visionary leaderships in India and the UAE are a blessing for both the nations, as well as the region, to bring about a positive change, Indian Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has said.
Rathore described Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as visionary leaders, saying that, "They are driven towards bringing about positive change."
Speaking to PTI, the Indian official news agency, on the sidelines of the World Government Summit, Indian Information Minister referred to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, saying that he is young, energetic and has a vision. "This combination is a blessing for both the nations and the region as well," he said in the interview published by the Dubai-based Khaleej Times.
Rathore said that Dubai is becoming like a knowledge hub and traditionally, the UAE and India have shared great relations going back decades in terms of trade.
"The kind of reception and warmth the prime minister received during his visit to Dubai last year has built an extremely positive environment for cooperation in areas such as information technology, national security, oil and non-oil, investment into infrastructure, exchange of knowledge, the smart cities concept that India has etc.," said Rathore.
"People of Dubai, the Emiratis, are very adaptive and accommodative towards the world, they are very open and very modern. That's their strength and perhaps the reason why Dubai and the UAE have done well," he said.
On asked about his sporting links with some of the Emiratis, going back to his days as an Olympian, Rathore said he has known them personally and they are "wonderful people".
"They are very energetic, they train very hard, and are great sportsmen as well. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum was my competitor and he won the gold that time," Rathore said, referring to the 2004 Athens Olympics when he won the silver medal in Double Trap shooting. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395291473366.html