India's third-largest trade partner and home to 3.5 million Indian workers. The 2022 CEPA was India's fastest-ever trade deal. UAE is a critical energy supplier, investment hub, and financial corridor for the Indian diaspora.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the G7 Summit in Evian on June 16, marking their third bilateral encounter in 2026 and underscoring India's strategic alignment with the Gulf's most influential power broker.
India's government issued a sharp rebuke of an attack on Fujairah that wounded three Indian nationals, calling for immediate cessation of hostilities and reaffirming commitment to dialogue while demanding unimpeded maritime commerce through the Strait of Hormuz.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the G7 Summit in Evian, France on 16 June 2026—their third meeting this year—to review bilateral cooperation in technology, trade, investment, energy, and defence while emphasizing regional stability in West Asia.
India's official spokesperson condemned an attack on Fujairah that injured three Indian nationals, calling for cessation of hostilities and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while reaffirming commitment to diplomatic resolution in West Asia.
India issued a strong statement on May 18, 2026, condemning an attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear facility and urging immediate return to dialogue amid escalating tensions in the region.
India's Prime Minister held bilateral talks with the UAE President on the margins of the G7 summit on June 17, 2026, underscoring continued high-level diplomatic engagement between the two nations.
India and UAE signed three major agreements on May 15, 2026, anchoring a strategic energy alliance centred on crude oil storage in Indian reserves, LPG supply partnerships, and defence industrial collaboration.
India's Prime Minister completed his eighth visit to the UAE in 12 years, with both nations concluding major energy sector agreements to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership.
Prime Minister's May 2026 UAE visit yielded three landmark energy and defence agreements with ADNOC and Indian oil majors, anchoring India's energy security through cross-border petroleum reserves and long-term liquefied gas partnerships.
Prime Minister's May 2026 UAE visit yielded three major energy agreements between Indian and Emirati state oil firms, establishing cross-border crude storage capacity and long-term liquefied petroleum gas supply chains.
India and UAE signed three major energy and defence agreements during the Prime Minister's May 2026 visit, establishing unprecedented crude oil storage arrangements across both nations and formalizing long-term liquefied petroleum gas supply partnerships.
India's Prime Minister completed his eighth visit to the UAE in 12 years, concluding multiple energy cooperation agreements with Abu Dhabi's national oil company and reaffirming the bilateral relationship's exceptional trust and strategic depth.
Prime Minister's May 2026 visit to UAE yielded three strategic energy agreements between Indian and Emirati state firms, anchoring crude oil storage across both nations and establishing long-term LPG supply mechanisms.
India and UAE signed three major energy and defence agreements during PM's May 2026 visit, including crude oil storage expansion and long-term LPG supply arrangements worth strategic significance.
India's official spokesperson condemned an attack on Fujairah that injured three Indian nationals, calling for cessation of hostilities and reaffirming New Delhi's commitment to dialogue-based solutions and free maritime commerce in the Strait of Hormuz.
New Delhi issued a strong diplomatic statement on May 5, 2026, condemning an attack on Fujairah in the UAE that wounded three Indian nationals, while reaffirming its commitment to dialogue and free maritime commerce in the Strait of Hormuz.
India's Prime Minister completed a brief but substantive visit to the UAE on May 15, 2026, marking his eighth trip in 12 years and yielding new bilateral energy agreements that underscore the deepening comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.
India's Prime Minister completed a 2.5-hour visit to the UAE on May 15, 2026—his eighth in twelve years—concluding energy cooperation agreements that reflect deepening bilateral strategic partnership.
India's Prime Minister concluded a brief but substantive visit to the UAE on May 15, 2026, advancing bilateral energy cooperation agreements as part of his eighth trip to the Emirates in 12 years.
India's Prime Minister concluded his eighth visit to the UAE in 12 years on May 15, 2026, with both nations signing multiple energy sector agreements as part of efforts to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership.
India and UAE signed three major agreements on May 15, 2026, anchoring strategic petroleum reserves collaboration, liquified petroleum gas supplies, and defence industrial partnership during the Prime Minister's visit.
India and UAE signed three landmark energy agreements during PM's May 2026 visit, unlocking 30 million barrels of crude storage capacity in Indian reserves and establishing long-term LPG supply partnerships via ISPRL-ADNOC and IOCL-ADNOC collaborations.
India's Prime Minister concluded his eighth visit to the UAE in 12 years with major energy cooperation agreements and $5 billion in new investment commitments, reflecting what officials describe as exceptional bilateral trust.
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan concluded a substantive official visit to New Delhi on January 19, 2026, received personally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a gesture reflecting the warm bilateral relationship between India and the UAE.
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan concluded an official visit to New Delhi, where he was received personally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underscoring the depth of India-UAE bilateral relations.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan concluded a substantive official visit to New Delhi where Prime Minister Modi received him personally, with senior Emirati delegation members and multiple bilateral documents exchanged.
India's inauguration of the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Abu Dhabi signals a calibrated shift in how Gulf states position themselves within India's civilisational sphere—moving from tolerance as PR to tolerance as structural foreign policy.
The launch of UPI-based services in the UAE establishes India's digital payment system as a cross-border settlement tool, marking a structural shift in how India's diaspora economy integrates with Gulf financial infrastructure.
The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement becomes operative on May 1, marking New Delhi's fastest-negotiated trade deal and its most strategically consequential entry into the Gulf's economic architecture.
India and UAE's record-breaking CEPA signals a deliberate reorientation of Indian commerce toward the Arabian Peninsula, with implications for India's broader regional positioning and non-oil trade architecture.