UAE–India Seal Strategic Deals

TDT | Manama

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The United Arab Emirates and India on Sunday reinforced their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with a series of agreements spanning energy, defence, technology, maritime cooperation and investment, officials said.

The exchanges were witnessed in Abu Dhabi by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underscoring deepening ties between the two nations.

In the energy sector, agreements included cooperation between the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) and ADNOC on strategic petroleum reserves, as well as a long-term liquefied petroleum gas supply arrangement between Indian Oil Corporation and ADNOC.

Defence cooperation was also expanded through a framework agreement establishing a strategic defence partnership between the two countries’ ministries of defence.

In technology, a major initiative was announced involving G42, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and India’s C-DAC to develop an eight-exaflop supercomputing cluster in India, aimed at boosting high-performance computing capabilities.

Maritime and skills development cooperation included a partnership between Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to establish a ship repair cluster at Vadinar, alongside a memorandum of understanding on training and skills development in the sector.

On investment, several large-scale commitments were outlined, including Emirates NBD’s AED 11.02 billion investment for a 60 percent stake in RBL Bank. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) also committed AED 3.67 billion to India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, while International Holding Company (IHC) announced an AED 3.67 billion investment in Sammaan Capital.

Officials said the agreements reflect growing convergence between the UAE and India across energy security, digital infrastructure, defence cooperation and maritime industry development, further strengthening one of the region’s most significant bilateral relationships.