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India-Saudi Security Ties Getting Stronger While energy security continues to dominate the agenda, security and defense cooperation are becoming more important in the India-Saudi relationship.   February 19, 2021 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Riyadh, October 2019. Credit: Indian Ministry of External Affairs Advertisement India and Saudi Arabia have long enjoyed cordial relations, primarily driven by India’s energy security requirements. But the bilateral partnership has seen important shifts in...

RIYADH: The signing of the landmark Riyadh Declaration during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Riyadh in 2010 raised the bilateral relationship between India and the Kingdom to a strategic partnership. The partnership covers security, economic, defense, and political areas and was perhaps the starting point in structured bilateral defense cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia. Bilateral defense ties gained further momentum following the visit of then-Defense Minister A.K. Antony to Riyadh in February 2012, the first visit by an Indian defense minister to Saudi Ara...