Modi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince discuss expanding IMEC and strategic energy links
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to explore deeper cooperation on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and joint energy projects.
In New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was representing the United Arab Emirates at the BRICS summit. The agenda focused on boosting connectivity of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and expanding joint strategic energy infrastructure. Modi said the India-UAE relationship has evolved and the two sides are now pursuing higher ambitions in areas such as defence, artificial intelligence, space, critical minerals, food security and transport links.
The leaders referenced a 2024 agreement that established a logistics platform with a digital ecosystem to manage cargo of all types along the corridor. They emphasized the potential for new investment flows and collaborative projects that could enhance regional stability and prosperity.
Why it matters
The talks could deepen India-UAE ties and accelerate a major trade and energy corridor linking three regions.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTBoth camps report Modi's talks with the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince at the BRICS summit, but left-leaning coverage frames the meeting around deepening strategic ties and a major UAE investment as a symbol of regional stability, while centrist coverage stresses the expansion of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and new strategic energy and logistics projects.
LEFT
Left-leaning coverage highlights the partnership as a stabilising symbol and foregrounds the large UAE investment in a greenfield aluminium complex and broader strategic cooperation.
CENTER
Centrist coverage foregrounds the push to expand the IMEC corridor and strategic energy infrastructure, emphasizing new logistics platforms and investment flows.
The left emphasises
- deepening bilateral ties and Emirati investment in India
- partnership described as a symbol of stability in a volatile West Asian environment
- International Holding Company’s $11.5 billion aluminium project in Odisha
How this story developed
- Sep 12 Modi and Xi pledge strategic partnership and dispute avoidance at BRICS summit
- Sep 12 The leaders met bilaterally during the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
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