A media report earlier cited 2 Pakistani sources as saying the 2 countries were discussing a plan to convert 2-bn dollars Saudi loan into a purchase of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets.
Arab leaders from the Gulf, Levant & Africa began arriving in Riyadh when Xi received a lavish reception by Prince Mohammed and signed a China-Saudi partnership pact with King Salman.
PM Modi said Saudi Aramco is set to invest in the West Coast refinery in Raigad. He also held a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Beyond the immediate protection of Israel and its borders, which the USA could reasonably commit itself to, it did not need to get into every war in the Muslim world.
When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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