Desk Correspondent , Delhi - In a powerful display of personal and diplomatic camaraderie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Delhi’s Palam airport on Monday, January 19, 2026, to personally receive UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ). Terming the visiting leader as his "brother," PM Modi shared images of the two leaders embracing, highlighting the deep strategic bond between the two nations. The UAE President is on a brief but high-stakes two-hour "working visit" to the national capital, coming at a critical juncture as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to launch Phase 2 of his Gaza Peace Plan.
The bilateral discussions are expected to center on the newly proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza’s administration, for which both India and the UAE have received invitations from the White House. Beyond the Gaza crisis, the leaders are likely to exchange views on the "geopolitical perplexity" of West Asia, including the rising friction between the UAE and Saudi Arabia over influence in Yemen and the sharp decline in Iran-U.S. relations. "The visit illustrates the importance he attaches to a strong India-UAE friendship," PM Modi posted on X, as the two leaders traveled together from the airport to discuss the future of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The visit also underscores the massive economic stakes of the relationship, with bilateral trade crossing the $100 billion mark in 2024-25 and the UAE emerging as India’s seventh-largest FDI investor. Beyond the security agenda, talks are expected to touch upon cooperation in Artificial Intelligence ahead of a summit in India next month, as well as the agenda for the upcoming BRICS summit. With MBZ’s personal fortune estimated at $30 billion and his family controlling nearly 6% of the world’s oil reserves, the brief visit serves as a significant reaffirmation of the "unbreakable bond" that now defines India’s most critical partnership in the Gulf.
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