India and the United Arab Emirates are expected to firm up two significant agreements to boost cooperation in areas of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and strategic petroleum reserves during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf nation on May 15, authoritative sources said on Wednesday (May 13, 2026).

The key focus of Mr. Modi’s trip to the UAE will be to enhance India’s energy security, they said.

The Prime Minister will be in the Gulf nation for around four hours before embarking on a five-day four-nation tour of Europe.

The visit comes days after the UAE announced quitting the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC, a major grouping of the world’s top oil exporters.

-PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a six-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy beginning shortly to further deepen India’s bilateral ties amid the ongoing geopolitical upheavals.

PM Modi’s first destination will be the UAE, where he will meet President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with an aim to advance the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and exchange views on the West Asia conflict.

“The two leaders will have the opportunity to exchange views on bilateral issues, in particular energy cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest,” t­he Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday (May 11, 2026).

It said the visit will serve to promote the significant trade and investment linkages between the two countries.

-PTI