Modi strengthens India’s energy security during UAE visit amid Middle East tensions

On 2026-05-19, India and the United Arab Emirates signed energy supply agreements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s UAE visit, including a strategic collaboration between Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited and ADNOC and a long-term LPG supply arrangement. The deal also said the UAE would raise crude oil supplies to India’s strategic petroleum reserves to 30 million barrels, and the two sides agreed to explore strategic gas reserves in India.