India and the UAE ( United Arab Emirates ) have generally enjoyed cordial relations , partly due to their shared history with the British presence in Asia , and partly due to the pre-colonial history of trade , commerce and settlement between the nations . In 1999 , the UAE government secured the release of 25 civilian passengers aboard Indian Airlines flight IC-814 that had been hijacked and forced to land in Dubai '' en route '' to New Delhi from Kathmandu , Nepal . However , several incidents , mainly concerning India 's expatriate workforce in the UAE , have caused friction in Indo-Emirati relations
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