New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a multi-nation visit to the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy from May 15 to 20, with the tour expected to focus heavily on trade, investment, clean energy, technology partnerships, and strategic cooperation with Europe and the Nordic region.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Modi will begin the visit in the UAE on May 15, where he is scheduled to hold talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Discussions are expected to cover energy cooperation, regional and global developments, and ways to strengthen the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership further.
The visit is also expected to focus on expanding trade and investment ties between the two countries, the ministry said in a release. The UAE remains India’s third-largest trading partner and one of the country’s major sources of investment. Welfare of the more than 4.5 million Indians living in the Gulf nation is also likely to feature in the discussions.
In the second leg of the tour, Modi will travel to the Netherlands from May 15 to 17 at the invitation of Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten. This will be his second visit to the country since 2017.
During the visit, Modi is scheduled to meet King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Jetten. The discussions are expected to focus on defence, security, semiconductors, green hydrogen, innovation, and water management cooperation.
The ministry said the visit comes at a time when bilateral trade between India and the Netherlands has reached USD 27.8 billion during 2024-25, while Dutch investments in India have grown significantly over the years.
From the Netherlands, the prime minister will travel to Gothenburg in Sweden on May 17 and 18 at the invitation of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
The two leaders are expected to review the full spectrum of India-Sweden relations, including collaboration in green transition, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, startups, defence, climate action, and resilient supply chains.
Modi and Kristersson are also expected to jointly address the European Round Table for Industry alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The fourth leg of the tour will take Modi to Norway from May 18 to 19 for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit and bilateral engagements. The visit will mark Modi’s first trip to Norway and the first prime ministerial-level visit from India to the country in more than four decades.
In Oslo, Modi will meet King Harald V and Queen Sonja and hold talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. He is also expected to participate in the India-Norway Business and Research Summit.
The ministry said discussions in Norway would focus on trade and investment, clean and green technologies, the blue economy, and opportunities arising from the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement.
The India-Nordic Summit, scheduled for May 19 in Oslo, will bring together the leaders of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. The summit is expected to strengthen cooperation in areas such as renewable energy, sustainability, innovation, defence, space, and Arctic affairs.
In the final leg of the visit, Modi will travel to Italy from May 19 to 20 at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
During the visit, he is scheduled to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella and hold bilateral talks with Meloni. Discussions are expected to review progress under the Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029 and explore deeper cooperation in trade, clean energy, science and technology, defence, innovation, and investment.
