In 1975, UAE and India signed an agreement to deepen their cultural ties. Both countries agreed to cooperate in art, culture, and education, including academic activity in science and technology, sports, public health and mass media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [1975] INTSer 1 |url=http://www.commonlii.org/in/other/treaties/INTSer/1975/1.html |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.commonlii.org}}</ref>
There are currently over 3 million Indians living in UAE.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connor |first=Phillip |title=India is a top source and destination for world's migrants |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/03/india-is-a-top-source-and-destination-for-worlds-migrants/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref> Immigration has been highly active since the 1960s. Most of the people who migrated are from the southern states of India.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Parekh |first1=Bhikhu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OUlhu8dVX8MC |title=Culture and Economy in the Indian Diaspora |last2=Singh |first2=Gurharpal |last3=Vertovec |first3=Steven |date=2004-06-04 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-0-203-39829-6 |language=en}}</ref> Since 2014, both countries have signed multiple agreements and have increased their cooperation in various fields. Diplomats have emphasized the bonhomie between PMPrime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and President [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] for close cooperation between the countries.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suri |first=Navdeep |title=Prime Minister Modi's visit to Abu Dhabi: Signs of close ties with the UAE {{!}} ORF |language=en-US |work=ORF |url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/prime-minister-modis-visit-to-abu-dhabi/ |access-date=2023-02-26}}</ref> In a joint statement given in February 2022, there was a proposal to establish the first overseas [[IIT Delhi|IIT]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modi's UAE Stopover to Give a Fillip to the India-UAE Partnership |url=https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/modis-uae-stopover-to-give-a-fillip-to-the-india-uae-partnership/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=thediplomat.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
As a symbol of growing relations between the two countries, a [[BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi|aBAPS Hindu templeMandir]] is proposed and under constructionconstructed in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-05 |title=Gujarati New Year 2021: Significance and all you need to know about special occasion |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarati-new-year-2021-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-special-occasion-10112301.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> The temple has been projected as a symbol of harmony by the two countries. The temple is built by [[Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha|BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha]] and was inaugurated on February 14, 2024 in the presence of PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi. Prior to the inauguration, PMPrime Minister Modi symbolically offered water in the virtual [[Ganges|Ganga]] and [[Yamuna]] rivers within the temple premises.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Abu Dhabi enhances Ayodhya joy, says PM, opens UAE temple |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/abu-dhabi-enhances-ayodhya-joy-says-pm-opens-uae-temple-9162207/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Emphasizing values of harmony and peace, PMPrime Minister Modi stated that the BAPS temple stands as a lasting tribute to shared values between India and the UAE. The consecration ceremony took place on a 27-acre plot with the pink sandstone temple being one of the largest in the Middle East.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=PM Modi inaugurates grand BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-inaugurates-grand-baps-hindu-temple-in-abu-dhabi-101707915798492.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
