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TopicCrown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Topic: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Trump praises Saudi crown prince, secures $142 bn defense deal & $600 billion in investments

US President Donald Trump met Saudi Crown Prince Wednesday where he gushed about Mohammed bin Salman to the media while signalling a renewed alliance with Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia & India ‘upgrade’ ties with eight agreements at leaders’ summit

Comprehensive Energy Pact — one of 8 signed at India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council — covers renewable energy & investments in petroleum reserves, among other things.

India-Saudi partnership crucial for region’s stability, says Modi after meeting Crown Prince Mohammed

Monday’s talks were the first Leaders’ Meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council.

Antony Blinken had ‘open, candid’ talks with Saudi Crown Prince in Jeddah, says US official

Blinken and the crown prince met for an hour & forty minutes, a US official said, covering many topics including Israel, the conflict in Yemen, unrest in Sudan as well as human rights.

Dubai businessman claims Imran Khan aides sold $2 million watch gifted by Saudi Crown Prince

Khan and his wife are said to have retained all 112 gifts from the Toshakhana of Pakistan govt for a payment of less than 40 million Pakistani rupees.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?