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Topic: Riyadh

Pakistan Foreign Office says it’s ‘unaware’ of any JF-17 deal with Saudi Arabia

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. 

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.

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.

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Women’s sports are missing out on a key ingredient of success—women viewers

Women are positioned as peripheral consumers of lifestyle products adjacent to sports, not core consumers of sports entertainment. This represents a massive market inefficiency.

After Bharat Taxi, Cooperation Ministry plans insurance sector entry via IFFCO-Tokio

After launching Bharat Taxi, the ministry explores offering insurance products across cooperative banks via IFFCO-Tokio with cooperative banks as corporate agents.

Navy, Germany’s TKMS wrap up cost negotiations for new submarines, P-75I deal likely early next fiscal

It is estimated the deal would eventually work out to cost around $9 bn at least for 6 submarines—negotiated down by India. Original bid by state-run MDL & TKMS was over Rs 1.2 lakh cr.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.