The day the current India-Pakistan conflict ignited, with the April 23 terrorist attack by a Pakistan-based militant group on tourists in India-administered Kashmir, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Jeddah holding meetings with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

This was his third visit to Saudi Arabia as prime minister, and the focus was on enhancing a relationship that has grown significantly in recent years. Modi first went to the Kingdom in 2016 and then again in 2019, when the bilateral Strategic Partnership Council was established. This mechanism has been used to facilitate approximately fifty deals, including c onstruction, telecommunications, and tech projects, and to establish a joint committee to bring one hundred billion dollars of Saudi investments into India.

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