Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel May 15‑20 to UAE and four European nations amid rising oil prices straining reserves.
The visit includes UAE on May 15, then Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy, focusing on energy cooperation with President Mohammed bin Zayed.
Rising global oil prices threaten India's foreign exchange buffers, could widen current‑account deficit, slow growth and push inflation higher.
Modi previously urged fuel conservation, reduced imports, gold purchases and travel to mitigate higher energy costs.