Overview
- Multiple reports on Thursday detailed a May 15–20 itinerary covering the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy, with Modi slated to attend the third India–Nordic Summit in Oslo.
- The same accounts say a brief UAE stop is likely for a meeting with President Mohamed bin Zayed focused on regional risks and steady energy, though New Delhi has not confirmed the plan.
- Authoritative sources describe priorities that include keeping oil and gas moving, limiting trade snarls linked to West Asia, and expanding work on chips, AI, green hydrogen, defence and trade.
- Coverage frames the outreach against the UAE’s exit from OPEC effective May 1 and a flurry of India–UAE talks this year, including MBZ’s January visit and trips by Ajit Doval and S. Jaishankar.
- Any deals that lock in fuel or shipping routes could ease costs for Indian consumers and firms that rely on LNG and LPG moving through the Strait of Hormuz.