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West Asia and the Gulf

India and West Asia: energy, people, trade and security.

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India and the United Arab Emirates

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Prelims

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership covering trade, energy, defence and technology.

What changed

  1. 12 Sep 2026Briefnewly addedThe Prime Minister met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on the BRICS sidelines, and they discussed defence, artificial intelligence, space and critical minerals under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. On 18 September the UAE President telephoned the Prime Minister, congratulated India on its BRICS presidency and reaffirmed their commitment to peace in the region. ThePrint, 12 Sep 2026: BRICS Summit 2026 live updates (opens in a new tab) · News On AIR, 18 Sep 2026: PM Modi, UAE President reaffirm commitment to regional peace and stability (opens in a new tab)

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    The India and Israel Bilateral Investment Treaty, signed on 8 September 2025, protects the investments of each country's investors in the other.

  • India's trade agreements · on Trade policy, tariffs and trade agreements

    In 2019 India stayed out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, fearing a flood of imports.

  • The war in West Asia and the Strait of Hormuz · on West Asia

    The war began on 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel struck Iran and Iran answered with missiles and drones across the region.