Every year on October 31, India commemorates Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, or National Unity Day, honoring the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the visionary leader who unified a fragmented subcontinent into a single nation. This year, as India marks Patel’s 150th birth anniversary, the message of unity transcends its borders, resonating deeply across the Gulf region, where shared values of inclusion and collective destiny are woven into the fabric of daily life.