Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed for roughly three to three-and-a-half hours, expanding a meeting initially slated for about two hours.
- Both sides issued a letter of intent toward a Strategic Defence Partnership covering defence manufacturing, innovation and advanced technologies.
- Hindustan Petroleum and ADNOC Gas announced a 10-year LNG supply deal for 0.5 million tonnes per year starting in 2028.
- They set a goal to double bilateral trade to USD 200 billion by 2032 while outlining civil nuclear cooperation on large reactors and small modular reactors.
- New technology and investment moves included plans for a supercomputing cluster in India, exploration of digital and data embassies, space sector collaboration, UAE participation in Gujarat’s Dholera Special Investment Region, and steps to ease banking and payments, alongside a joint stand against cross-border terrorism.