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Topic: Riyadh

At Gulf summit in Riyadh, Chinese President Xi Jingping calls for oil trade in yuan

Xi Jingping's move would support China's goal to establish its currency internationally and weaken the US dollar’s grip on world trade.

Saudi Arabia gathers Xi Jinping with Arab leaders in ‘new era’ of ties for global powers

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.

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.

Modi’s Riyadh visit expected to improve energy ties with Saudi, ensure steady supply of oil

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.

PM Modi meets Saudi King Salman, discusses bilateral ties with top ministers

PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia to participate in a high-profile financial summit Future Investment Initiative, dubbed 'Davos in the desert'.

Pakistan to receive $6 billion aid package from Saudi Arabia

Islamabad will get 3 billion dollars 'as a balance of payment support' and the rest in the form of a one-year deferred oil payment facility. 

GLOBAL PULSE: China’s addiction to debt, Trump and Obama in Europe, and Taiwan is first in Asia to allow gay marriages

CHINA HAS AN ADDICTION PROBLEM China has been on a spending spree, but the debt-fuelled binge can now sap the world’s second largest economy.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.