Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally received UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed at the Delhi airport before talks at Lok Kalyan Marg during a visit that lasted under two hours.
- Both sides signed a Letter of Intent to work toward a Strategic Defence Partnership and reaffirmed closer security and counter-terrorism cooperation.
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and ADNOC Gas concluded a 10-year LNG supply agreement starting in 2028 to strengthen India’s energy security.
- An investment Letter of Intent was signed between Gujarat and the UAE Ministry of Investment for Dholera Special Investment Region projects, including an airport, port, MRO facilities and related infrastructure.
- New cooperation included a space industry LoI between IN-SPACe and the UAE Space Agency, plans to expand civil nuclear collaboration under India’s SHANTI law, a goal to raise bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032, and consultations on tensions involving Iran–US relations, Yemen and Gaza.