In this image obtained on January 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during an exchange of an MoU in New Delhi. (PMO via PTI photo)

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates are discussing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief stay in the Gulf country during his four-nation Europe tour next month.However, official sources have clarified that discussions are still on and the visit has not been finalized yet.Modi will visit Norway next month for the India-Nordic summit. Later, he would travel to the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy. If the Prime Minister’s proposed stay in the UAE is successful, it will provide an important opportunity for India to express solidarity with a country with which it has one of the most important strategic partnerships in the Gulf region.Modi has already spoken to President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan twice and condemned the violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the UAE by Iran, which launched attacks on the GCC countries.