India's ambassador to United Arab Emirates (UAE) said, engaging with the Indian community in the UAE is a challenge and opportunity as well. An estimated 2.6 million Indians constitute the largest expatriate community in the country.

Gulf News reported, Navdeep Singh Suri, the Ambassador-designate of India to the UAE said in an interview that, “It is a pleasure meeting so many brothers and sisters from India. Some may be facing some problems but many are thriving here. Indians are the most preferred community in the UAE.”

Talking about the blue-collar workers who constitute around 65 per cent of the Indian community, Suri said that, “Definitely we have to reach out to them. We have to understand their problems. I will try to engage with them wherever I can.”

The top Indian diplomat added that, Indian Workers Resource Centre (IWRC), a support centre for workers, is a an important arm of the embassy.

“At the same time I have to remind myself about the priority of engaging with the UAE Government. When you have a large community as we do, you have to strike a balance. We have only 24 hours and 7 days a week,” the envoy said.

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