{"id":111684,"date":"2026-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?p=111684"},"modified":"2026-01-20T03:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:29:23","slug":"uae-india-agreement-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/01\/20\/uae-india-agreement-blitz\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE-India agreement blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>T<\/strong><strong>he UAE and India used President Mohamed bin Zayed\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/01\/19\/this-morning-world-economic-forum-kicks-off-in-davos-president-mohamed-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-is-in-india\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit to New<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/01\/19\/this-morning-world-economic-forum-kicks-off-in-davos-president-mohamed-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-is-in-india\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi<\/a><\/strong> <strong> to <\/strong><strong>lock in a wide slate of agreements <\/strong>spanning energy, defense, space, food trade, investment, advanced technology, and people-to-people initiatives, while also raising ambitions on trade and digital cooperation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Energy: Adnoc locks in long-term LNG supply<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Adnoc led the dealmaking<\/strong>, with Adnoc Gas signing a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/690.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. The agreement converts a previously signed <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/05\/adnoc-gas-signs-supply-agreement-with-indias-hindustan-petroleum-corporation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heads of agreement<\/a> into a binding contract.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The terms: <\/strong>Adnoc Gas will supply HCPL with 0.5 mtpa of LNG for 10 years starting in 2028, sourced from its Das Island liquefaction facility. The contract is valued between USD 2.5-3 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The agreement cements India as Adnoc Gas\u2019 largest LNG customer, as New Delhi looks to make gas account for 15% of its energy mix by 2030. Over the past 24 months, Adnoc Gas signed more than USD 20 bn worth of LNG contracts with Indian buyers \u2014 including HPCL, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/28\/india-to-become-adnocs-biggest-lng-customer-after-latest-15-year-agreement\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Oil Corporation<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/11\/15\/adnoc-gas-secures-10-year-lng-agreement-with-indias-gail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gail<\/a> \u2014 underlining India\u2019s growing weight in its Asia strategy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The bigger LNG picture: <\/strong>Adnoc Gas says that by 2029 it expects to be operating 15.6 mtpa of LNG capacity, with 3.2 mtpa already contracted to Indian companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>AND- Energy cooperation is expanding beyond hydrocarbons: <\/strong>The two sides agreed to promote bilateral civil nuclear cooperation, including on large nuclear reactors and small modular reactors, according to a Foreign Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.gov.ae\/en\/MediaHub\/News\/2026\/1\/19\/UAE-India#:~:text=The%20two%20sides%20agreed%20to,and%20maintenance%20and%20nuclear%20safety.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The scope includes <\/strong>cooperation on advanced reactor systems, nuclear power plant operations and maintenance, and nuclear safety, positioning nuclear energy as a longer-term pillar alongside LNG.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Data and digital embassies<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The two sides will also collaborate on setting up a supercomputing cluster in India with UAE partnership<\/strong>, as well as explore UAE investment in expanding Indian data-center capacity, Foreign Secretary Vikran Misri said during a special briefing (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-3jWg-Q_Jr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 28:06<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Digital embassies are also in the cards<\/strong> to provide \u201ca safe harbor for data [...] of national importance and strategic value,\u201d the foreign secretary said, adding that no regulatory framework for the idea has currently been established. The two sides will look at the feasibility of a digital or data embassy under mutually recognized sovereignty arrangements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">A defense partnership<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Beyond energy<\/strong>, the leaders witnessed the exchange of a letter of intent (LoI) on a strategic defense partnership, laying the groundwork for deeper cooperation across defense policy, industry, and security engagement, state news agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/byb1xws-uae-president-indian-prime-minister-witness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The LoI builds on steadily expanding bilateral defense ties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Space: From cooperation to commercial infrastructure<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Space emerged as a concrete growth area. <\/strong>The UAE Space Agency and India\u2019s In-Space signed an LoI to support space industry development and commercial collaboration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>On the agenda: <\/strong>In the briefing, Misri said the initiative could span launch complexes, satellite fabrication facilities, joint missions, training centers, and a space academy, signaling a shift from dialogue toward shared infrastructure and commercialization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Investment: Dholera special investment region<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Dholera for investment: <\/strong>On investment, an LoI was signed between the UAE Investment Ministry and India\u2019s Gujarat Government to cooperate on developing the Dholera Special Investment Region, a smart city development in Gujarat. According to Misri, the proposed package could include an international airport, pilot training, MRO facilities, a greenfield port, rail and energy infrastructure, and a smart urban township, with specific projects to be finalized down the line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Gujarat\u2019s Gift City is also in play: <\/strong>Separately, the UAE and India agreed to facilitate office and operations setup for UAE companies in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City \u2014 also known as Gift City \u2014 with First Abu Dhabi Bank and DP World named as early movers, according to Jaiswal\u2019s post. Our friends at Mashreq are also <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/07\/03\/mashreq-to-open-a-branch-in-indias-gift-city-this-year\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eyeing an expansion there<\/a>, after Abu Dhabi Investment Authority received regulatory approval to establish a local subsidiary and launch a USD 4-5 bn fund in Gift City <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/02\/08\/adia-to-invest-usd-4-5-bn-in-indias-gift-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in February 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>WATCH THIS SPACE- Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi also invited UAE sovereign wealth funds to consider participating in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund\u2019s second Infrastructure Fund<\/strong>, scheduled for launch sometime this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is already a significant backer of the NIIF<\/strong>, investing about <a href=\"https:\/\/niifindia.in\/news\/niif-and-abu-dhabi-investment-authority-finalise-investment-agreement-worth-usd-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 1 bn<\/a> to become a shareholder and institutional investor in the fund in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">More on food trade and culture<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The two sides signed an MoU on food safety and technical requirements<\/strong> to boost agricultural and food exports from India while supporting the UAE\u2019s food security objectives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>House of India incoming: <\/strong>The UAE and India agreed to establish a \u201cHouse of India\u201d in Abu Dhabi, envisioned as a permanent cultural space showcasing Indian art, heritage, and archaeology, according to Jaiswal. The two also committed to promoting youth exchanges, adding a social and cultural layer to the expanding partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Bigger picture: USD 200 bn by 2032<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Trade targets were raised alongside the agreements: <\/strong>Misri said bilateral trade has crossed USD 100 bn since the 2022 comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), and leaders now aim to double it to USD 200 bn by 2032.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The how-to: <\/strong>The agenda includes facilitating MSME exports into West Asia, Africa, and Eurasia, advancing initiatives such as <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/259e875c-d516-4a63-8620-5eb46cc2920e\/this-morning:-tabreed-eyes-asian-expansion-%2B-uae-is-ninth-globally-for-fdi-confidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bharat Mart<\/a>, a warehousing and trading hub for Indian MSMEs, and working toward interlinking national payments platforms, building on existing local-currency settlement systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The takeaway? The two countries are broadening the scope of their partnership<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Building on plans unveiled <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/02\/07\/this-morning-france-uae-to-invest-in-ai-as-part-of-planned-strategic-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early last year<\/a><\/strong><strong> to expand their decade-old trade framework<\/strong>, the UAE and India are now moving to fold in eight new sectors, including AI, financial services, digital technologies, and logistics \u2014 a direction the two sides have <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/04\/09\/the-uae-inks-trade-agreement-with-congo-deepens-its-strategic-ties-with-india-and-turkey\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently reaffirmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Background<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Momentum has been building. <\/strong>As we previously reported, a raft of agreements were signed between Emirati and Indian entities <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/11\/28\/several-indian-uae-firms-announce-cross-border-investments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last year<\/a>, including a UAE commitment of up to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/10\/30\/this-morning-abu-dhabi-to-invest-up-to-usd-2-bn-in-indias-logistics-sector-cbuae-cuts-interest-rates-by-25-bps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 2 bn<\/a> to India\u2019s logistics sector. The two sides also inked several trade and investment agreements <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/a74b31fb-a0cb-4ff4-9afc-32dbb0b029ef\/uae-%2B-india-ink-pact-on-trans-continental-trade-route\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2024<\/a>, including work on a multi-modal trade corridor and deeper cooperation across energy and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Covering energy, defense, space, food trade, investment, and advanced technology, the agreements underpin a push to double bilateral trade to USD 200 bn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2414],"tags":[57,610,1400,143,7,1423,2437,1342,505,397,2413,1334],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-111684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-big-story-today","tag-adnoc","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-defense","tag-energy","tag-enterpriseam-uae","tag-food","tag-india-uae","tag-investment","tag-lng","tag-space","tag-the-big-story-today","tag-trade","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"b833a4cd-7d01-47bc-9a28-182b746809e8","order":"3","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/705.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"UAE and India plan to double trade to USD 200 bn as they broaden the scope of their partnership","related_issue":[111679],"teaser":"Covering energy, defense, space, food trade, investment, and advanced technology, the agreements underpin a push to double bilateral trade to USD 200 bn","photo_link":"","related_sponsor":"","voice_url":"","en_translation_ref_id":"","section_story_id":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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