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Solitary confinement, no lawyer. Delhi HC intervenes in Indian’s UAE detention

According to an RTI response accessed by ThePrint, data provided by UAE authorities showed that as of August this year, 1,419 Indians were being detained in the UAE.

Retd major in ‘hot soup’—secrecy around Celina Jaitly’s brother spotlights UAE’s ‘blackbox detentions’

Retired Indian Army Major Vikrant Jaitly was picked up from a Dubai mall last year. Charges against him haven’t been made public & UAE authorities remain tight-lipped.

UAE began deporting Afghan evacuees before Trump’s pledge to help: U.S. State Dept. Cable

The UAE, a key U.S. security ally, agreed in 2021 to temporarily host thousands of Afghans evacuated from Kabul after the Taliban toppled the U.S.-backed Afghan government.

Indians charged by CBI for 2008 & 2011 murders in UAE & Bahrain—the cases & law barring extradition

These are among unique cases investigated by CBI, based on recommendations from govt, and material evidence shared by MEA as provided by foreign authorities.

Assam CM holds talks with UAE ambassador, discuss trade and investment opportunities in state

During an official visit to Assam, Ambassador Alshaali called the state an important gateway to Northeast India, and discussed on cooperation in various sectors at Lok Sewa Bhawan.

What is Al-Ayyala, the traditional performance that marked Trump’s ceremonial welcome in Abu Dhabi

The performance art holds deep cultural significance and was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014.

Trump announces ‘largest ever’ $14.5 billion Etihad order for Boeing planes

Etihad confirmed Friday it was ordering 28 wide-body aircrafts with GE engines. The Abu Dhabi-based company said the planes were expected to join the fleet in 2028.

Nepalese national among those killed in terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam

The Nepalese national was identified as Sundip Nevpane. The authorities have issued an updated list of 26 people who died in the terrorist attack.

UAE is changing. Its leaders attended an iftar event at the BAPS temple in Abu Dhabi

Instead of seeing religious minorities as a challenge, the UAE has embraced diversity as a core strength.

10,000+ Indian nationals lodged in foreign prisons, 47 executed in 2020-24—govt tells Rajya Sabha

External affairs ministry provided the data in response to question by Kerala MP Abdul Wahab in Rajya Sabha. At 25, most number of Indians executed in Kuwait. 25 await execution in UAE.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.