PM Modi to embark on 5-nation trip

•  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a six-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy beginning on May 15.

What to expect from the six-day visit?

United Arab Emirates: In the UAE, PM Modi will meet the President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two leaders will have the opportunity to exchange views on bilateral issues, in particular energy cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. They will also discuss ways to advance the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership underpinned by strong political, cultural, economic and people-to-people links. The UAE is India’s third largest trade partner and its seventh largest source of investment cumulatively over the past 25 years. With the UAE hosting over 4.5 million strong Indian community, the visit will also be an opportunity to discuss their welfare.

Netherlands: PM Modi will pay an official visit to the Netherlands from May 15 to 17. This will be PM Modi’s second visit to the Netherlands after his previous visit in 2017. During the visit, PM Modi will call on King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, and hold talks with Prime Minister Rob Jetten. PM Modi’s visit early in the tenure of the new government will provide an opportunity to further deepen and expand the multifaceted partnership. Netherlands is one of India's largest trade destinations in Europe, with bilateral trade worth $27.8 billion (2024-25); and India's fourth largest investor with cumulative FDI of $55.6 billion.

Sweden: PM Modi will travel to Gothenburg, Sweden on May 17. He had earlier visited Sweden in 2018 for the first-ever India-Nordic Summit. PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with PM Ulf Kristersson to review the entire gamut of bilateral relations and explore new avenues of cooperation to enhance bilateral trade, which has reached $7.75 billion (2025), and Swedish FDI into India which has reached $2.825 billion (2000-2025), as well as collaboration in green transition, AI, emerging technologies, startups, resilient supply chains, defence, space, climate action and people-to-people ties. 

Norway: In the fourth leg of his visit, PM Modi will pay an official visit to Norway from May 18 to 19 for the third India-Nordic Summit and bilateral engagements. This will be the first visit of PM Modi to Norway. PM Modi will call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. The visit will also be an opportunity to induce momentum in bilateral trade worth around $2.73 billion (2024), and investments by Norway’s Government Pension Fund (GPFG) of close to $28 billion in the Indian capital market.

Italy: In the final leg of his visit, PM Modi will undertake an official visit to Italy from May 19 to 20. During the visit, he will call on the President Sergio Mattarella and hold talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The visit takes place in the backdrop of a strong momentum in bilateral ties with both sides proactively implementing the Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029, a comprehensive road map for cooperation in various sectors including in bilateral trade which reached $16.77 in 2025; boosting investment, which has recorded a cumulative FDI of $3.66 billion (April 2000-September 2025).