Topic: Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
This is what Israel, UAE and US get from the diplomatic breakthrough in Middle East
The deal will mark the legacies of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. It will serve American interests too.
Saudi Prince MBS is testing his grip on power with desert raid, oil price war
MBS’ plans to transform his country face a rocky path as the coronavirus outbreak pummels global oil demand & weighs on Saudi Arabia’s economy.
Modi and MBS, the two wrong foreign leaders Jeff Bezos befriended
Bezos made overly optimistic bets on global leaders whose dispositions turned out to be less open and more autocratic than Silicon Valley originally thought.
Goodwill tour, intimate dinner – how Saudi prince MBS allegedly hacked Jeff Bezos’ phone
Jeff Bezos & Saudi crown prince MBS met at a small dinner in Los Angeles and it apparently went well enough that they exchanged phone numbers.
Saudi crown prince hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone, analysis suggests
The analysis found that the theft of data from Bezos’s phone in 2018 started with an infected video file sent from bin Salman’s personal account.
Saudi Arabia looking at India to procure and jointly produce defence equipment
For the first time, New Delhi and Riyadh will also hold joint naval exercises in March 2020.
Why Pakistan’s Shias are disappearing and going into ‘small, dark cells’
Between 120 and 160 Pakistani Shias were 'detained' and reported 'missing' in the past several years. Many were taken away on their return from Iran, Iraq or Syria.
Now, China is forcing Uighur Muslims to work in factories
Chinese companies are facing hurdles in the world’s major markets, and Saudi Arabia is not happy with the US Senate resolution.
Boycotting Saudi Arabia won’t work as long as it stays the world’s largest oil exporter
Every single player in the world of finance wants some of Saudi Arabia's billions.
Trump’s promise of severe punishment for Khashoggi’s disappearance just doesn’t cut it
In the US - Saudi relationship, America holds more leverage. Trump should use it.
India wants US-style govt system, but forgets America doesn’t have ‘one nation, one election’
US conducts its presidential election with 50 different rules for 50 states. As C. Rajagopalachari had said, uniformity is not unity.
Hindustan Unilever sees biggest revenue spike since 2011 on rural demand
The optimism, though, is yet to translate into gains for investors as Hindustan Unilever’s shares underperform while the IMF further slashed India's economic growth forecast.
Defence
Govt looking at ‘highly confidential’ China proposal to reduce tensions in Ladakh
Both India & China are continuing with troop rotation as they look set to maintain forward deployment through Ladakh’s bitter winter as the LAC standoff continues.
NDA is sacrificial horse as Modi-Shah complete their Ashwamedha & redefine Indian politics
You like Modi-Shah’s new plan, good for you. If you don’t, you will need more than viral tweets to challenge this Ashwamedha.