**Executive Summary**
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, made an official visit to India from February 18-19, 2026, to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. This visit, following one in September 2024, saw leaders reaffirm the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and discuss key initiatives. The leaders marked the 4th anniversary of the CEPA agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Bilateral Relations and Economic Cooperation:**
* Leaders reaffirmed the importance of the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
* They acknowledged progress in sectors like defense, security, trade, investment, education, and cultural cooperation.
* They noted the growth in bilateral trade and investment since the signing of the CEPA four years prior.
* UAE Sovereign Wealth Funds were encouraged to continue investing in the Indian economy.
* Collaborative opportunities in sectors like space, nuclear energy, technology, and innovation were discussed.
* **New Initiatives:**
* Finalization of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India and the Ministry of Health and Prevention of the UAE to promote joint efforts in health sector.
* Finalisation of Term Sheet between Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, G42, and Mohamed Bin Zayed University of AI for deploying a supercomputer cluster in India as part of the AI India Mission.
* Setting up of an office of the Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company in GIFT City, Gujarat.
* **Future Engagements:**
* The Prime Minister welcomed Switzerland's initiative to host the next AI Summit, to be followed by the UAE.
* The visit reaffirmed regular leadership-level engagement between India and the UAE, and reinforced political commitment to the India–UAE technology partnership.
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare**
* **Impact:** Increased collaboration with the UAE in health and medicine.
* **Action Required:** Implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote joint efforts in professional exchanges, institutional collaboration, research, digital health, pharmaceuticals, and development of modern technologies.
**Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Indian Public and Private Sectors**
* **Impact:** Access to a new supercomputer cluster for research, application development, and commercial use.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the supercomputer cluster deployed in India through the Term Sheet agreement for advancing AI development, announced during the latter's visit to India on 19 January 2026.
**Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company**
* **Impact:** Expansion of operations to India.
* **Action Required:** Establish and operate an office in GIFT City, Gujarat.
Key Entities Referenced
India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: A bilateral agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates aimed at strengthening political, cultural, commercial, and energy ties.
AI Impact Summit: A summit focused on artificial intelligence, held in New Delhi, India.
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA): A trade and investment agreement between India and the UAE.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India: Indian ministry involved in finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention.
Gujarat: Indian state where the Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company will set up an office in GIFT City.
Prime Minister's Office
Visit of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi His
Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed
Al Nahyan to India
Posted On: 19 FEB 2026 5:45PM by PIB Delhi
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is on an
official visit to India from 18-19 February 2026, to participate in the AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi
on 19 February 2026. This is his second official visit to India, following his earlier visit in September
2024.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed met on 19 February,
on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit. Both leaders reaffirmed the importance of the India-UAE
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which is underpinned by strong political, cultural, commercial,
energy and people-to-people ties. They recalled the recent successful visits to India by His Highness
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, and other members of the Royal
families of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The leaders acknowledged the tremendous progress achieved in bilateral relations in a wide range of
sectors such as defense and security, trade and investment, education and cultural cooperation. They noted
that 18 February 2026 marks exactly four years since the signing of the Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA), during which bilateral trade and investment have witnessed remarkable
growth. Furthermore, both leaders commended significant two-way investment flows, and encouraged
UAE Sovereign Wealth Funds to continue to invest in the Indian economy. In this light, both leaders
acknowledged the potential of L’Imad, as the newest sovereign fund, to strengthen this partnership for
mutual benefit. They also discussed collaborative opportunities between India and the UAE in strategic
sectors such as space, nuclear energy, technology and innovation.
The two leaders also welcomed the following initiatives, which set the stage for enhancing bilateral
cooperation in traditional as well as new areas of cooperation:
• Finalisation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
of India and the Ministry of Health and Prevention of the United Arab Emirates on Cooperation in the
Field of Health and Medicine: The MoU will promote joint efforts in professional exchanges, institutional
collaboration, research, digital health, pharmaceuticals and development of modern technologies in the
health sector beneficial to the people of both the countries.
• Finalisation of Term Sheet between Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, and G42 and
Mohamed Bin Zayed University of AI for deployment of supercomputer cluster in India: The finalisation
of the Term sheet commences implementation of deployment of supercomputer cluster in India announcedjointly by Prime Minister Modi and UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed, during the
latter’s visit to India on 19 January 2026. The supercomputer cluster will be part of the AI India Mission,
making it accessible to both public and private sectors for research, application development, and
commercial use.
• Setting up of office of Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company in the GIFT City in Gujarat
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated Prime Minister on the
success of the AI Impact Summit. Prime Minister welcomed the initiative of Switzerland to host the next
AI Summit, to be followed by the UAE.
The visit reaffirmed the tradition of regular leadership-level engagement between India and the UAE. It
also reinforced high-level political commitment to the India–UAE technology partnership, elevating AI
and advanced technologies as one of the core pillars of the bilateral relationship.
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