Breaking news live updates, May 15: US team likely to visit India next month for trade talks

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• 14:22 (IST) May 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began his high-profile visit to the United Arab Emirates with a rare diplomatic gesture from UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who personally received him at Abu Dhabi airport, underlining the growing strategic and personal ties between the two leaders.
• The visit also resulted in major agreements and investment announcements across defence, energy, infrastructure and banking sectors, as both countries moved to deepen their expanding strategic partnership.
• In a post on X, Modi said, “I thank my brother HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, for the special gesture of receiving me at Abu Dhabi airport.
• I look forward to our discussions towards furthering India-UAE ties across key sectors like energy, investment, supply chains and more.” According to the outcomes announced after delegation-level talks between the two sides, India and the UAE signed an Agreement...