Overview
- During Friday’s Abu Dhabi stop, India and the UAE signed new agreements that span defence, energy, shipping and finance in the opening leg of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five‑nation tour.
- A Framework for a Strategic Defence Partnership commits both sides to deepen defence manufacturing, maritime security, cyber defence, training and secure communications.
- A new ISPRL–ADNOC pact envisions up to 30 million barrels in India’s emergency oil reserves, paired with an IOCL–ADNOC deal to secure long‑term LPG supplies used in household cooking.
- UAE entities pledged about $5 billion for India, including $3 billion from Emirates NBD for RBL Bank, $1 billion from ADIA with NIIF for infrastructure, and $1 billion from IHC for Sammaan Capital.
- An MoU to create a ship‑repair cluster at Vadinar in Gujarat aims to expand India’s maritime maintenance capacity and skilled jobs while shortening repair turnarounds for vessels.