Archive · 20 Jan 2026
UAE President Visits India Amid Regional Tensions
The President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is visiting India on January 19.
This is his third official visit to India as President and his fifth visit in the last ten years.
He is coming at the invitation of India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
The visit is very short, lasting only two hours.
During this time, they will talk about how to make their countries' friendship even stronger.
They will discuss trade, investment, defense, energy, and the situation in the Middle East.
India and the UAE have very strong and friendly relations.
They trade a lot with each other and have special agreements to make this easier.
They also work together on energy and other important global issues.
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit India on January 19 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This will be his third official visit to India as President and his fifth visit in the past decade.
The visit aims to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and the UAE, with a focus on trade, investment, defense, and energy initiatives.
Both countries will discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the volatile situation in the Middle East.
India and the UAE have strong political, cultural, and economic ties, including the CEPA, LCS system, and Bilateral Investment Treaty.
- Who
- Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Official visit to India
- When
- January 19
- Where
- India
- Why
- To strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and discuss regional and global issues, including the volatile situation in the Middle East
- Visiting Dignitary
- Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates
- Host
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Date of Visit
- January 19
- Diplomatic Relations Established
- 1972
- Key Agreements
- Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system, Bilateral Investment Treaty
- Plurilateral Platforms
- BRICS, I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA), UFI (UAE-France-India) Trilateral
- Duration of Visit
- 2 hours
- Arrival Time
- 4:20 PM
- Departure Time
- 6:00 PM
Sources
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