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India, UAE agree on framework for strategic defence partnership during Modi visit

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed the framework for a strategic defence partnership on Friday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf nation, the Indian foreign ministry said, as they seek to deepen ties amid the Iran war. India and the UAE

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India, UAE agree on framework for strategic defence partnership during Modi visitIndia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed the framework for a strategic defence partnership on Friday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf nation, the Indian foreign ministry said, as they seek to deepen ties amid the Iran war. India and the UAE
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