Bharat is proud of you: Modi tells Indian diaspora in Abu Dhabi


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday — while addressing the huge gathering of Indian diaspora at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed sports city stadium — lauded their contribution in positioning India as a formidable economy and also helping foster friendly ties between the two nations.PM Modi also thanked the UAE government for taking ‘good care of them’. Notably, UAE is home to about 3.5 million Indians and they make up about 35 per cent of the population of the Gulf nation.

PM Modi thanked the UAE President for the construction of BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, saying that this wouldn’t have been possible without the support of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Talking about the growing ties between the two nations, PM Modi said that this was his 7th visit to the nation in 10 years while India welcomed the UAE President for the fourth time, the latest being his Gujarat visit.

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