Indranil Banerjie | Trump's Deals In Mideast May Leave Region On Edge

Mind-boggling business deals and dramatic geopolitical swings marked US President Donald Trump's four-day Middle East tour last week. Flying from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Doha (Qatar) and Dubai (UAE), he shook hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, signing in the process multi-billion-dollar investment and trade deals. This was President Trump's first state visit abroad (barring the short visit to Rome to attend the Pope's funeral), and the primary aim seems to have been to mop up funds by the billions. The Middle…