Overview
- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay an official visit to India on January 19 at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation.
- This is his third official visit since becoming UAE president and his fifth trip to India over the past decade.
- Officials and reports point to a focus on trade and investment, defence industry cooperation, and energy initiatives, leveraging CEPA, local currency settlement and the bilateral investment treaty.
- Leaders are expected to exchange views on regional developments, with coverage highlighting tensions involving Iran–US relations, the Gaza situation and Yemen dynamics.
- The trip builds on sustained high-level engagement, including visits by Abu Dhabi and Dubai crown princes in 2024 and 2025 and December 2025 strategic talks co-chaired by S. Jaishankar, with people-to-people ties reinforced by over 3.5 million Indians in the UAE.