UAE – May 15 – stopover – energy security
- UAE: no longer member of OPEC and OPEC+
- Scheduled meeting – with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Energy security primary focus – fuel supply to India
- UAE: with largest Indian diaspora – 4.7 million Indians – 35% of UAE’s population
- Bilateral trade – 2023-24 ($84 billion)
In Europe
- Netherlands from May 15-17
- Sweden on May 17
- Norway between May 17-19
- Italy from May 19-20
- For: post conflict, post-Trump engagements
- For: deepening economic ties
- For: bringing strategic dimension in bilateral ties in a rapidly changing geopolitical world
- For: trade
- For: security measures and bilateral cooperation
- For: tech cooperation – innovations + semiconductors + green tech
- On agenda: Russia – Ukraine war to be discussed
- Norway: India – Nordic Summit
- Italy: India – EU FTA discussions
- The Netherlands: scheduled meeting – with PM Rob Jetten (became PM in Feb 2026) – semicon + green energy push + clean energy + water management
- Sweden – focus on India – EU ties
- Norway – India – 3rd Nordic Summit + India + Norway + Denmark + Iceland + Sweden + Finland
- 1st India – Nordic Summit (2018 – in Sweden) – 2nd India – Nordic Summit (in 2022 – in Denmark)
- Italy – expected focus – India – EU FTA talks – deepening bilateral ties + renewable energy + defence ties
- Overall focus – West Asia crisis + Russia-Ukraine war + global energy crisis + global supply chain management crisis
Wars/Conflicts Affecting the World
- Trade descriptions
- Supply chain logistics affected – imports/exports down – trade routes affected – if involved countries are major production hubs – it becomes a double hit
- Energy supply affected – trade routes on fuel logistics hit – import dependent countries greatly affected – crude oil/CNG prices up – disrupting markets world over
- West Asia crisis – Israel-Gaza-Hamas war / Israel – USA – Iran – Lebanon war
- Russia – Ukraine war