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India and the UAE are pulling defense, energy, and AI ties <\/strong>closer together.<\/strong> The two countries signed a series of agreements during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s visit to Abu Dhabi spanning defense, advanced computing, energy, and logistics, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India\u2019s External Affairs Ministry, said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The defense angle: <\/strong>The two sides agreed to a framework for a strategic defense partnership expected to deepen industrial collaboration, technology sharing, innovation cooperation, and regional security coordination, though few additional details were disclosed.<\/p>\n

Part of a much bigger push: <\/strong>The agreements land as defense becomes an increasingly urgent national priority for the UAE following recent regional strikes and disruption that forced the country to rethink parts of its defense<\/a><\/a> and supply-chain resilience strategy. Analysts previously told us<\/a> that the UAE is increasingly focused on localization and on managing more of the end-to-end defense supply chain, with Emirati players shifting more capital toward defense manufacturing and strategic capabilities.<\/p>\n

The push is already showing up in recent moves<\/strong>, including Edge Group\u2019s acquisition of Italian propulsion manufacturer CMD<\/a>, a wave of localization agreements signed around MIITE 2026, and discussions around a potential dedicated UAE defense investment platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What does India bring to the table?<\/p>\n

India has developed cost-competitive manufacturing<\/strong> capacity and a growing tech ecosystem to match.<\/strong> India's defense industrial base has expanded significantly under the \u201cMake in India\u201d initiative, producing everything from missiles and artillery to naval vessels at price points well below Western alternatives.<\/p>\n

It has also developed indigenous capabilities in drones, radar systems, electronic warfare, and missile technology.<\/strong> The BrahMos cruise missile (a Russian-Indian joint venture) is already a proven export product.<\/p>\n

India can also absorb large production orders and has a deep pool of engineers and technicians <\/strong>\u2014 useful for the UAE as it looks to localize manufacturing without building every capability from scratch.<\/p>\n

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And on the AI front <\/p>\n

The visit also <\/strong>helped<\/a><\/strong> the UAE-India supercomputing<\/strong> partnership move ahead<\/strong> with commercial terms agreed on G42 and Cerebras\u2019 project<\/a> to build a national-scale supercomputer initiative featuring eight exaflops of compute capacity, aimed at strengthening local AI infrastructure and data sovereignty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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