Narendra Modi receives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

[Varun]

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who arrived in New Delhi late Tuesday evening for a two-day visit, was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

During Salman’s visit, New Delhi and Riyadh will set up a “Strategic Partnership Council” at the ministerial level to deepen partnership in areas like political, security, trade, investment and culture.

Before coming to India, the Crown Prince was in Pakistan for two days amid heightened tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad over the Pulwama terror attack last week, in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.

On Wednesday, Modi will hold delegation-level talks with the Crown Prince and his delegation at Hyderabad House, where he will also host a lunch in honour of the visiting dignitary.

The two sides are also expected to sign pacts in the areas of investment, tourism, housing and information & broadcasting. Both sides are also exploring the possibility of elevating the defence engagement with joint production and joint exercises, particularly joint naval exercises.

India has been identified as one of the eight strategic partners with whom Saudi Arabia intends to deepen partnership in areas of political, security, trade, investment and culture.

The cooperation in defence will continue to be an important area of bilateral ties. “MoU on Defence Cooperation was signed in 2014 during the visit of the then Crown Prince Salman, the present King. Both sides are exploring the possibility of elevating this engagement with Joint Production and Joint Exercises, particularly Joint Naval exercises,” MEA secretary TS Tirumurti said.

https://indianexpress.com/article/i...-visit-pm-modi-delhi-bilateral-talks-5591740/

The latest chapter in this saga. Let's maintain a separate thread for the India leg of his visit and see what dots we can connect with the week's happenings.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Who says Modi doesn’t want peace with Pakistan? Here he is hugging the new Pakistan ambassador to Saudi Arabia.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival in India. <a href="https://t.co/huwzGrPhFG">pic.twitter.com/huwzGrPhFG</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1097885112266457089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman won the hearts of the people of Pakistan when he said “consider me Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia" in response to my asking him to treat the 2.5 mn Pakistani's working in KSA as his own.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CrownPrinceinPakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CrownPrinceinPakistan</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xr0E2EWKrK">pic.twitter.com/Xr0E2EWKrK</a></p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1097363538090315778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Sachin136]

Diplomacy is a funny thing. Even the US has to play nice with the country responsible for everything from 9/11 to the Khashoggi murder.

 

[PakPremi]

Diplomacy is a funny thing. Even the US has to play nice with the country responsible for everything from 9/11 to the Khashoggi murder.

Are you referring to Modi greeting Salman?
That's because US itself is the biggest trading country for bloodshed.

 

[sshakir411]

Diplomacy is a funny thing. Even the US has to play nice with the country responsible for everything from 9/11 to the Khashoggi murder.

Stupid comment. The country was not responsible for 9/11. It was an ex Saudi citizen whose citizenship was revoked before 9/11 even happened.

 

[ElRaja]

Diplomacy is a funny thing. Even the US has to play nice with the country responsible for everything from 9/11 to the Khashoggi murder.

saudi and america are two of the closest and oldest global allies in the world. dont see the relevance to this.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Ek selfie to banti hei bhai....

 

[Mamoon]

Can anyone share a picture of the Indian Army Chief welcoming the Prince?

 

[Canford Cliffs]

Hello bhaijaan: Admire PM Narendra Modi, he is my older brother, says Mohammed bin Salman

S.Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke of his admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described him as an older brother during conversations at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.

The prime minister personally welcomed Crown Prince Salman to India as he arrived in New Delhi last night, and joined President Ram Nath Kovind in greeting him this morning during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the Saudi leader inspected a guard of honour.

"I admire PM Modi," Mohammad bin Salman said at Rashtrapati Bhavan, describing the prime minister as "the elder brother" and himself as "his younger brother".

In a brief statement, he said Indians had helped build Saudi Arabia for 70 years and were seen in the kingdom as friends. "Today we want to be sure that this relation is maintained and improved for the sake of both countries," he said.

Crown Prince Salman and PM Modi will hold extensive talks on Wednesday, during which India is likely to strongly raise the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Forty CRPF soldiers were martyred last week in a suicide attack carried out by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pulwama.

Mohammed bin Salman recently wrapped up a visit to Pakistan, and his trips to the two South Asian neighbours are part of a larger tour of the region.

According to a BBC report, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said this week his country would "try to de-escalate tensions" between India and Pakistan and "see if there is a path forward to resolving those differences peacefully".

New Delhi is expecting the Saudi Crown Prince to announce an initial investment in its National Investment and Infrastructure Fund to help accelerate the building of ports and highways, an Indian official and Saudi state media have said.




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[Adijazz1706]

'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' doesn't seem to apply to MbS in India

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Hello bhaijaan: Admire PM Narendra Modi, he is my older brother, says Mohammed bin Salman

S.Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke of his admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described him as an older brother during conversations at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.

The prime minister personally welcomed Crown Prince Salman to India as he arrived in New Delhi last night, and joined President Ram Nath Kovind in greeting him this morning during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the Saudi leader inspected a guard of honour.

"I admire PM Modi," Mohammad bin Salman said at Rashtrapati Bhavan, describing the prime minister as "the elder brother" and himself as "his younger brother".

In a brief statement, he said Indians had helped build Saudi Arabia for 70 years and were seen in the kingdom as friends. "Today we want to be sure that this relation is maintained and improved for the sake of both countries," he said.

Crown Prince Salman and PM Modi will hold extensive talks on Wednesday, during which India is likely to strongly raise the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Forty CRPF soldiers were martyred last week in a suicide attack carried out by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pulwama.

Mohammed bin Salman recently wrapped up a visit to Pakistan, and his trips to the two South Asian neighbours are part of a larger tour of the region.

According to a BBC report, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said this week his country would "try to de-escalate tensions" between India and Pakistan and "see if there is a path forward to resolving those differences peacefully".

New Delhi is expecting the Saudi Crown Prince to announce an initial investment in its National Investment and Infrastructure Fund to help accelerate the building of ports and highways, an Indian official and Saudi state media have said.




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So the embassador of Pakistan in KSA is the younger brother of Modi ji ....

well, that shall solve a few things then. hopefully.

 

[Rishikesh]

Who says Modi doesn’t want peace with Pakistan? Here he is hugging the new Pakistan ambassador to Saudi Arabia.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival in India. <a href="https://t.co/huwzGrPhFG">pic.twitter.com/huwzGrPhFG</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1097885112266457089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman won the hearts of the people of Pakistan when he said “consider me Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia" in response to my asking him to treat the 2.5 mn Pakistani's working in KSA as his own.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CrownPrinceinPakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CrownPrinceinPakistan</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xr0E2EWKrK">pic.twitter.com/Xr0E2EWKrK</a></p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1097363538090315778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was in Islamabad recently, reached New Delhi on Tuesday and is carrying a ‘special message’ from Prime Minister Imran Khan for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, official sources familiar with the development told The Express Tribune.

According to the sources, the Saudi crown prince would convey Modi on behalf of Prime Minister Imran that Pakistan was ready to extend all possible assistance in the investigations into the Pulwama attack.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1914351/1-pakistan-uses-back-channels-defuse-tensions-india/

 

[Varun]

Why is the Sheikh acting like a messenger between the two aunties that is us and Pakistan?

 

[Abdullah719]

Why is the Sheikh acting like a messenger between the two aunties that is us and Pakistan?

Our ambassador is just passing on a message