UAE signals another $25 billion investment in India; eyes ports, energy and space sectors: Goyal

The United Arab Emirates has indicated its intent to invest an additional $25 billion in India in the near future, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday (September 28, 2026), as the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation across ports, shipbuilding, energy security, space technology and financial services.

Speaking after co-chairing the 14th India-UAE High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Managing Director Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mr. Goyal said the UAE has already invested around $25 billion in India and has a longer-term objective of taking its investments in the country to $100 billion.