ZAWYA: UAE-India economic partnership expands from trade to logistics corridors

By Staff Writer

The UAE and India continue to strengthen a growing strategic and economic partnership that serves as an effective model of co-operation within BRICS, underpinned by historic ties, shared interests and major projects that promote trade, investment and logistics connectivity between markets.

Bilateral trade reached $101.25 billion in the 2025-2026 financial year, marking the second consecutive year in which trade between the two countries exceeded $100 billion.

The two countries aim to raise bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032.

The UAE-India partnership continues to expand through a range of strategic initiatives and projects, including Bharat Mart and the Virtual Trade Corridor, alongside cooperation under the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).

These initiatives are helping strengthen supply chain integration and create new routes for trade and investment flows between the two countries and global markets.

The UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) holds particular significance as the first agreement of its kind concluded by the UAE. It entered i...