New Delhi to host meeting with Arab League foreign ministers

February 1, 2026

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New Delhi will host the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
The meeting will be co-chaired by India and the UAE.
This is the first such meeting in 10 years, following the 2016 meeting in Bahrain.
The first meeting identified five priority areas: economy, energy, education, media, and culture.
The meeting takes place amidst rising tensions in the Middle East, including US-Iran confrontation possibilities and reported UAE-Saudi Arabia rifts.
India and the UAE recently signed a letter of intent for a wider strategic defense partnership.
India held a security dialogue with Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, reviewing cooperation and discussing terrorist threats.
Both India and Saudi Arabia reiterated their condemnation of terrorism.

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