GS-2News & Analysis17 June 2026thehindu.com

PM Modi holds bilateral talks with leaders of U.K., UAE on the sidelines of G7 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and UAE ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. Discussions with the UK focused on strengthening ties and operationalizing a Free Trade Agreement. Talks with the UAE involved enhancing partnership, security, and defence cooperation, and the UAE's participation in India's strategic oil reserves. Both meetings also touched upon regional geopolitical developments, including a US-Iran peace deal and the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and UAE ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. Discussions with the UK focused on strengthening ties and operationalizing a Free Trade Agreement. Talks with the UAE involved enhancing partnership, security, and defence cooperation, and the UAE's participation in India's strategic oil reserves. Both meetings also touched upon regional geopolitical developments, including a US-Iran peace deal and the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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