Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi to visit the UAE on August 16 and 17, 2015

The Indian community is planning a grand reception for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is set to visit the UAE later in August in the first trip by an Indian premier to the country in 34 years.

According to a statement released in Dubai, the Indian Community Welfare Community (ICWC) is organising a public reception at the Dubai Cricket Stadium.

An official announcement confirming the visit's details is expected within days

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the UAE on August 16 and 17, making him the first Indian prime minister to visit the country in 34 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off his visit in Abu Dhabi and address the Indian community the next day in Dubai

 The last visit by then prime minister Indira Gandhi was in 1981