<h1>India-UAE Joint Committee Aims to Double Non-Petroleum Trade to $100B by 2030 Under CEPA, Enhancing MSME Collaboration.</h1> India and the UAE concluded the first meeting of the Joint Committee under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), aiming to double non-petroleum trade to USD 100 billion by 2030. The meeting reviewed bilateral trade, agreed to operationalize various committees, and established a UAE-India CEPA Council to enhance B2B collaboration, focusing on MSMEs and start-ups. Both countries also discussed WTO matters, with the 13th Ministerial Conference scheduled in Abu Dhabi in 2024. The meeting marked the first anniversary of CEPA's implementation, with bilateral trade growing by 16.5%, reaching USD 84.84 billion in FY 2022-23.