India- Saudi Arabia Relation: An Overview of Present Scenario

Abstract

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the biggest country of the gulf lies to the west of India. They are linked to each other through the Indian Ocean .Both are of immense importance to each other and have connection since years back. In the early period the relationship was confined only to trade and cultural exchange. But today it is observed that this relationship has got diversified .Today both the countries extend their cooperation in the field of energy Security, maritime security, counter terrorism, political relation, investment relation, expatriate relation and so on. Therefore, this paper is an attempt to highlight the factors that has contributed in developing a friendly relation between the two. And it would also throw light at the present scenario as well.

METHODOLOGY: The work is mainly based on secondary resources which comprise of articles and newspapers. Further certain facts have also been collected from government website of Saudi Arabia and India.