Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a five-nation visit, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a focus on energy cooperation and trade. The visit will begin this week and will see Modi meet with various leaders to discuss bilateral issues, regional, and international issues.
Modi will pay an official visit to the UAE on May 15, where he will meet with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss energy cooperation and advance the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership. The visit aims to promote significant trade and investment links between the two countries.
Modi will also visit the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy, where he will hold talks with various leaders to discuss areas of cooperation, including defence, security, innovation, green hydrogen, semiconductors, and a strategic partnership on water.
The visit will build on close cooperation in various sectors, including trade, investment, and green transition. Modi will also address the European Roundtable for Industry and the India-Norway Business and Research Summit.
The India-Nordic Summit will be held in Oslo on May 19, where Modi will be joined by leaders from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. The summit aims to impart a more strategic dimension to India's relationship with the Nordic countries, especially in technology, innovation, green transition, blue economy, defence, space, and the Arctic.