Overview
- Major General Ali Saif Humaid Alkaabi met Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi to discuss expanding defence cooperation and military-to-military engagement.
- He received a briefing on Operation SIndoor and India’s regional security perspective during meetings with senior military leaders.
- Alkaabi laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and reviewed a Guard of Honour at South Block in ceremonies highlighting mutual respect.
- The UAE Presidential Guard commander is on a four-day official visit to India from December 15 to 19.
- The visit follows JDCC commitments on training and maritime security and an MoU between the Indian Coast Guard and the UAE National Guard covering search and rescue, pollution response and anti-piracy cooperation.