F-16 Escort, Defence Pact And Oil Security: BIG GAINS For India From PM Modi’s 2-Hour UAE Power Stop

Описание: Two hours. Five deals. And a fighter jet escort nobody expected. When Prime Minister Modi's Air India One entered UAE airspace on Friday, two armed F-16 Block 60 Desert Falcon fighters appeared alongside the aircraft — the same jets defending Gulf skies during Iran's regional aggression. That visual said everything about where India-UAE relations stand today. In Abu Dhabi, Modi and UAE President MBZ signed LPG and Strategic Petroleum Reserve agreements, a landmark defence partnership framework covering co-production, maritime security and counter-terror cooperation, and an MoU for a ship repair cluster in Gujarat. UAE investors committed five billion dollars to Indian infrastructure. And as Pakistan loses Gulf credibility after years of strategic miscalculation, India is stepping into the space left behind. This wasn't a diplomatic stopover. It was India unveiling a new West Asia doctrine — built on energy security, defence partnerships, and quietly decisive diplomacy. The Gulf equation has changed.



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