Saudi Arabia & India ‘upgrade’ ties with eight agreements at leaders’ summit

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Other agreements signed cover digitalisation and electronic manufacturing, desalination, cooperation between India’s Central Vigilance Commission and Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority, and cooperation between export import (EXIM) banks of India and Saudi, among other things. The energy pact is one of eight agreements signed by Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the former’s state visit to India. The two leaders chaired the first leaders’ summit of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council Monday, during which trade in local currencies was also discussed. New Delhi: Saudi Arabia and India have “upgraded” their cooperation...