Lots of confusion in this defense pact ....one of reason ....
"Hope to continue to build relationships": MEA reaffirms Saudi strategic ties after NSA Doval's Riyadh visit
India reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening strategic ties with Saudi Arabia following NSA Ajit Dovals visit to Riyadh. High-level discussions focused on expanding bilateral relations, enhancing energy security, protecting maritime corridors, and advancing regional stability through active...
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Strategic ties meaning selling oil and other products to India and making a fortune (KSA has a huge positive trade balance with India).
Get the latest information on India Saudi Arabia Trade. Read about the India Saudi Arabia Trade Agreement and explore latest deal resources related to bilateral trade agreement between them.
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"During FY25, India’s imports from Saudi Arabia were valued at US$ 30.12 billion and exports to Saudi Arabia were worth US$ 11.75 billion."
That and mostly hosting a few million Indian Muslims (vast majority).
So KSA takes money away from India that would otherwise be used on the Indian military against Pakistan.
No Saudi Arabian port leased/given to Indian military/intelligence (Chabahar) like Iran did, no Indian spies operating from KSA against Pakistan like that Indian-Iranian spy.
Here is your beloved Iranian regime and demigods:
Iran, India emphasize expansion of oil, trade cooperation
- Economy
June 26, 2026 - 17:39

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister, in a meeting with the Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, discussed the development of bilateral cooperation in the fields of oil and energy.
According to Shana, Mohsen Paknejad, on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers Meeting, on June 26, on the second day of his trip to Gurugram, met with Hardeep Singh Puri, India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and emphasized the development of bilateral cooperation in the fields of oil and gas.
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister, in a meeting with the Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, discussed the development of bilateral cooperation in the fields of oil and energy.
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I think that Iranians and Indians are some kind of relatives so this is understandable. They are cousins after all. Their flags are even similar and the current Iranian founder (regime) was an Indian (Khomeini).
Iranian fire worshippers also escaped to India when the Arabs conquered Iran.
Here they are today:
As per Census 2011, there were 57,264 Parsis in India and 1.2 lakh around the world, as per the World Population Review.
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