India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have made a long-term deal to supply 0.5 million metric tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per year to New Delhi. With this deal, the middle eastern country has also become India's second-largest LNG supplier after Qatar. Briefing the media at a press conference on the visit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, “The President of the UAE has just concluded an official visit to New Delhi. The UAE is now the second-largest supplier of LNG to India,” Vikram Misri said. India and the UAE also set an annual trade target of $200 billion by 2032 and agreed to seal a strategic defence pact.

Source: Mint January 19, 2026 17:05 UTC