About the Book: Bridging the Gulf
For centuries, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been linked by
trade, migration, culture and the Arabian Sea. Over the past decade, these ties
have deepened and developed into one of Indias most dynamic and important
strategic partnerships. As Indias ambassador to the UAE from 2016 to 2019,
Navdeep Suri had a ringside view of landmark developments as they happened
between the two countries—in politics, trade, investment, energy, defence,
aviation and artificial intelligence. Drawing upon his diplomatic experience,
interviews with key participants and extensive archival research, Suri explores
how historic links with western India laid the commercial foundations