Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence, will arrive in India for a two-day visit beginning Tuesday. This is his first official visit as Crown Prince, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit, which is accompanied by a high-level UAE team, aims to strengthen commercial and strategic ties between India and the UAE.
Sheikh Hamdan will meet with PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi to discuss trade, defence, and regional security issues. He will then go to Mumbai for a roundtable discussion with senior Indian and Emirati business leaders about infrastructure, fintech, and renewable energy growth. The visit coincides with attempts to strengthen the CEPA and increase bilateral commerce to $100 billion by 2030.
Key discussions will center on energy security, long-term crude oil supply arrangements, and the UAE’s $500 million investment in India’s Semiconductor Mission. Plans to integrate India’s UPI with the UAE’s Arab Pay to enable smooth remittances will also be evaluated. The visit will likely result in MoUs on agritech, skill certifications, and the India-UAE Green Hydrogen Alliance, strengthening the two countries’ economic and cultural connections.
