Overview
- Gen Upendra Dwivedi departed Sunday for an official two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Indian Army confirmed.
- He is scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with senior UAE military leaders to explore cooperation in defence innovation, joint exercises and strategic dialogue.
- The Army’s public information directorate said the visit aims to deepen mutual understanding and advance bilateral defence cooperation.
- The visit follows Exercise Desert Cyclone-II in Abu Dhabi from December 18 to 30, which focused on urban operations, interoperability under potential UN mandates, and integration of UAS and counter-UAS.
- Recent high-level UAE visits to India, including UAE Land Forces chief Maj Gen Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami in October and the Presidential Guard commander in December, have reinforced the momentum in defence engagement.