Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Riyadh on a two-day visit to energy-powerhouse Saudi Arabia.
During his stay, both countries are set to sign a series of pacts to bolster their strategic partnership besides exploring ways to deepen security and increase cooperation in countering terror.
In an address to members of the Indian community in Riyadh, PM Modi said that India can contribute a lot to the world and that India’s youth is its strength.
Modi is the fourth Indian Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia after Manmohan Singh in 2010, Indira Gandhi in 1982 and Jawaharlal Nehru in 1956.
His visit in Saudi comes amid the current turmoil in the Middle East and the issue is likely to figure prominently in the deliberations he will have with the Saudi leadership.
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