India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, during his first official visit to the country (Post, NYT). Saudi Arabia is a major business partner for India with trade between the two countries reaching $39 billion in 2014. Saudi Arabia is also India's largest oil supplier and accounts for nearly 19 percent of India's oil imports. During the meeting, the sides signed five agreements, including plans to cooperate in intelligence sharing related to terror financing and money laundering, as well as a labor cooperation agreement. Saudi Arabia is home to a large number of South Asian laborers.
Modi makes first official visit to Saudi Arabia
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, during his first official visit to the country (Post, NYT). Saudi Arabia is a major business partner for India with trade between the two countries reaching $39 billion in 2014. Saudi Arabia is also India's largest oil supplier and accounts for nearly 19 percent of India's oil imports. During the meeting, the sides signed five agreements, including plans to cooperate in intelligence sharing related to terror financing and money laundering, as well as a labor cooperation agreement. Saudi Arabia is home to a large number of South Asian laborers.
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