India on Monday signed a $3 billion deal to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United Arab Emirates, making India the UAE’s largest LNG customer. The agreement was finalized during UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s brief two-hour visit to India, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen trade and defence ties. Both leaders pledged to double bilateral trade to $200 billion within six years and establish a strategic defence partnership. Under the deal, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned ADNOC Gas will supply 0.5 million metric tons of LNG annually to India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corp for the next 10 years.