India's World - PM’s visit & India-Saudi Ties

Описание: In this episode of India's World focuses on the bilateral ties between India and Saudi Arabia. India and Saudi Arabia will sign a raft of key pacts to significantly ramp up ties in several key sectors including oil and gas, renewable energy and civil aviation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Gulf nation. The major pacts to be signed include an agreement to launch an India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council, an MoU to roll out RuPay card, India's digital payment system, and a separate one on bringing coordination between e-migration systems of the two countries. Both sides will also deliberate --on further enhancing defence and security cooperation, adding the first naval exercise between the two nations will take place by the end of this year or early next year. In Saudi’s capital Riyadh, the prime minister will meet Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and hold delegation level talks with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

Guests - B S Prakash, Former Ambassador,
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Affairs Editor, Hindustan Times,
A K Pasha, Centre for West Asian Studies, JNU,

Anchor - Frank Rausan Pereira