India, Jan. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday at the Delhi airport. The meeting is expected to underline the importance of New Delhi's partnership with Abu Dhabi.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the UAE President's visit is scheduled to last less than two hours. Despite the brief duration, the two leaders are expected to hold wide-ranging discussions on bilateral and regional issues.

The visit comes amid strained Iran-US relations, ongoing tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over Yemen, and a fragile political situation in Gaza. Officials familiar with the visit said discussions on trade and investment, defence industrial coo...