UAE's passage to India
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The UAE’s de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayyed (MbZ) was in India January 24-26 on a visit symbolising the two countries’ burgeoning relationship. MbZ was chief guest at India’s Republic Day parade, which included Emirati forces in a seemingly unprecedented involvement of foreign forces. Symbolic of the UAE’s push toward India, MbZ, who is Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, ensured a modest reciprocation for his host, Indian premier Narendra Modi, by ensuring that Dubai’s Burj Al-Khalifa, the
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