UAE visit expands cooperation on defence, LNG, data centres and digital sovereignty
19 Jan, 2026

UAE visit expands cooperation on defence, LNG, data centres and digital sovereignty

Unit 8 — Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Unit 9 — People, Development and Environment

What Happened?

On 19 January, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited India. The two sides discussed a target to double bilateral trade to $200 billion in six years, a strategic defence partnership and LNG cooperation. They also explored collaboration on a supercomputing cluster, data-centre capacity and a digital or data embassy.

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