PM Modi met Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, on 12 September 2026 on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
The leaders welcomed UAE's International Holding Company investing in a USD 11.5 billion integrated greenfield aluminium project in Odisha - India's largest integrated aluminium investment.
They noted the role L'IMAD, the UAE's newest sovereign investment fund, could play in the partnership.
GS Paper 2 > International Relations > India and its Neighbourhood / West Asia
With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements: 1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 only
Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS: I. 16th Summit... Russia... II. Indonesia has become a full member... III. Theme... Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: I and III
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - covers goods, services, investment, IPR, digital trade and procurement, not just tariffs.
A state-owned investment vehicle; Abu Dhabi's include ADIA, Mubadala and now L'IMAD.