Overview
- At the October 8–9 Joint Steering Committee meeting in Abu Dhabi, both sides advanced plans to deepen cultural and people-to-people ties.
- A UAE Yoga Committee under the Ministry of Sports is developing a national framework to formalise yoga as a competitive discipline.
- If adopted, the recognition would make the UAE the first Gulf nation to grant yoga full sporting status.
- The planned India House will serve as a cultural hub showcasing Indian heritage and contemporary creativity while hosting yoga training and exchanges.
- ICCR chief Nandini Singla met leaders from NYU Abu Dhabi and the Louvre Abu Dhabi to explore collaborations in arts, museology, and academic exchange.