India and the UAE successfully convened the third meeting of the Joint Committee under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The meeting was co-chaired by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ajay Bhadoo and Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade Affairs, UAE, Juma Al Kait, in New Delhi yesterday. Both sides welcomed the strong growth in bilateral trade, which crossed over 100 billion US dollars in 2024-25, reflecting a robust increase of 19.6 per cent and reaffirming the UAE’s position as one of India’s key trading partners. 

 

 

The India-UAE Joint Commission serves as the primary institutional mechanism to review progress, address challenges, and implement the CEPA. The two sides conducted a comprehensive review of progress under CEPA, and detailed discussions were held on market access issues, data sharing, anti-dumping matters, services and BIS licensing.