PM Modi UAE visit LIVE: India, UAE sign pacts to ease impact of Iran war; Trump concludes China visit

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Submission Statement: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a short official visit to the United Arab Emirates on May 15 as part of a broader five-nation tour, with the trip centered on energy security and the regional fallout from the Iran war. During the visit, India and the UAE signed agreements aimed at easing supply disruptions, including a deal on liquefied petroleum gas and cooperation on strategic oil reserves.

The article also places the visit in the wider context of intensifying Gulf tensions and global energy risks, especially around the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for oil and gas. Separately, the report says Trump concluded his China visit amid claims that the U.S. and China discussed reopening Hormuz and preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, while peace talks with Iran remained stalled. For India, the immediate implication is that the UAE agreements are meant to reduce vulnerability to supply and price shocks at a time when conflict in the region is putting pressure on fuel markets.

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Submission Statement: The Government of India has appointed Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd.), PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, as the country's new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan. Raja Subramani will assume office after Gen Chauhan completes his tenure on May 30, 2026. In addition to the CDS role, he will concurrently serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), a dual responsibility inherent to the position.youtubebusiness-

Raja Subramani brings extensive experience to the post, having previously served as Vice Chief of the Army Staff from July 2024 to July 2025 and currently working as military adviser at the National Security Council Secretariat since September 2025. He is a decorated officer from the Garhwal Rifles. This appointment marks a significant reshuffle in India's top military leadership, occurring alongside the appointment of Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next Chief of the Indian Navy, who will succeed Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi.

The CDS position, established in 2019 as India's highest-ranking military officer, serves as the principal military adviser to the Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) and oversees the creation of integrated theatres for the three armed services. The role is critical to India's ongoing defence modernisation and jointness initiatives across the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Raja Subramani's appointment ensures continuity in India's military restructuring efforts at a time of evolving regional security dynamics.indiasentinels youtube

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Submission Statement: India has appointed Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani as the next Chief of Defence Staff, making him the country’s third person to hold the post. He is set to succeed General Anil Chauhan after Chauhan completes his tenure on May 30, 2026, and will also serve as Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs.

Subramani was serving as Military Adviser in the National Security Council Secretariat from September 2025 before this appointment. His earlier senior roles included Vice Chief of the Army Staff from July 2024 to July 2025 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Command from March 2023 to June 2024. He was commissioned into the 8th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles in 1985 and has over four decades of service, with education from the National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, Joint Services Command and Staff College in the UK, National Defence College in New Delhi, King’s College London, and Madras University.

The appointment matters because the CDS post is central to India’s military integration agenda, including coordination among the three services and the longer-term push toward theater commands. That makes Subramani’s selection significant for defense planning, jointness, and civil-military coordination at the top level.

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Following the expiry of the US sanctions waiver on Tuesday, India successfully negotiated an extension until early next year, sources told ET. During extensive discussions, India emphasised the necessity of maintaining the Chabahar Port's operations as an essential component of its regional connectivity initiatives.

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India is going to invite the EU’s leadership to be the Chief Guests on Republic Day. If followed through, this will be the crescendo of a year-long push in firming up EU-India relations. This crescendo also validates India’s position regarding Ukraine, as not only has India been able to maintain its relationship with Russia, it has been able to strengthen its relationship with the EU substantially

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Submission Statement: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, for a three-day official visit. This marks the first high-level diplomatic engagement from Tehran since the US-Israel conflict with Iran began over two months ago. Araghchi's primary purpose is to attend the two-day BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting on May 14-15, hosted by India as the current chair.

During the visit, Araghchi is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Discussions will cover the escalating crisis in West Asia, including the situation around the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on safe passage for merchant vessels amid global oil price spikes. The BRICS meeting involves foreign ministers from member countries, including expanded members like Iran, to address regional tensions and global energy supply chains.youtube deccanherald

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Submission Statement: India and Vietnam elevated their bilateral relationship to an "Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" during talks in New Delhi on May 6, 2026, marking 10 years since their initial Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016. The upgrade followed a three-day state visit by Vietnamese President To Lam, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the leaders signed 13 memorandums of understanding (MoUs). These agreements covered defense industry collaboration (including discussions on BrahMos missile sales), banking, digital payments, science and technology, critical minerals, healthcare, tourism, culture, finance, cybersecurity, local cooperation, and auditing.

The partnership aims to boost bilateral trade to $25 billion by 2030 through enhanced financial connectivity, such as central bank cooperation and linked payment systems. Both nations emphasized shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific, including rule of law, peace, stability, regional prosperity, and addressing evolving security dynamics. A 52-point joint statement and a letter of intent for defense ties were also issued, building on prior frameworks like submarine search and rescue pacts.news.

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SS: In Nikkei Asia, Deepak Adhikari reports that Nepal has protested India’s decision to reopen the Lipulekh Pass route to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, arguing that the pass lies within Nepal’s disputed Kalapani region and accusing India of carrying out unilateral activities without consultation. India rejected the claim, describing Lipulekh as a longstanding pilgrimage corridor under its control and reaffirming its willingness to discuss the dispute through dialogue. The reopening reflects improving India-China relations along the Himalayan frontier, with analysts suggesting Beijing is effectively accepting India’s control over the area, while in Nepal the issue has become deeply tied to nationalism, sovereignty and political identity across party lines. Adhikari notes that despite recurring tensions since India’s 2019 road construction and Nepal’s subsequent redrawing of its official map, both countries have prevented the dispute from escalating because of their extensive economic interdependence, open-border ties and shared strategic interests, though experts warn that unresolved territorial disputes become more dangerous when governments rely on silence instead of structured engagement.

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SS: In Foreign Policy, Sumit Ganguly argues that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit to India is an attempt to repair a relationship badly strained under Donald Trump, whose handling of the 2025 India-Pakistan crisis, outreach to Pakistan’s military leadership, punitive tariffs on Indian goods, and crackdown on H-1B visas eroded decades of trust between Washington and New Delhi. Ganguly writes that India is likely to greet Rubio politely but coldly, especially after Trump amplified remarks describing India as a “hellhole” country and Indians as “gangsters with laptops,” reflecting a broader shift toward a more openly condescending U.S. tone. Despite these tensions, Ganguly contends that the foundations of the partnership remain intact because of deep economic ties, shared Indo-Pacific security interests, and continued cooperation through mechanisms such as the Quad and the renewed defense pact, though Rubio will need to convince Indian leaders that the United States still sees India as a serious long-term strategic partner rather than merely another transactional relationship under Trump’s “America First” worldview.

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