India, April 7 -- The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, will visit India during April 8-9 with a high-level delegation to bolster trade and strategic relations between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Sheikh Hamdan, who is also the deputy prime minister and defence minister of the UAE, will travel to India months after a visit to New Delhi last September by Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is effectively next in line for the leadership of the emirates. This reflects the growing strategic ties between the two sides.

The Crown Prince, who is visiting at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be accompanied by several ministers, senior government offici...