India, May 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the United Arab Emirates on a quick two-hour stopover on Friday on his way to the India-Nordic summit and both the countries signed several key deals, including for petroleum and LPG supply.

These deals come at a crucial time as the world grapples with global energy supply chain hit triggered by the war in West Asia, which is on a temporary halt for now.

Modi's two-hour visit to the UAE mimicked a similar short trip made by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan which lasted for a few hours earlier this year in January.

-Agreement on framework for strategic defence partnership between India and UAE

-Memorandum of Understanding on strategic petroleum reserves

-Agreement o...