Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reforms have opened new avenues for women in diplomacy, and India has responded by appointing women diplomats to key roles in the Gulf. Sadaf Chaudhary, a 2021 batch IFS officer, now heads the Haj section in Jeddah, managing arrangements for 1.75 lakh Indian pilgrims annually.
President Trump confirmed plans to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia despite internal concerns about technology leakage to China and implications for Israel’s military edge. The announcement coincides with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Washington visit and Trump’s push for Saudi-Israel normalization
The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah received a written message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the meeting, the official press agency SPA reported.
The report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) made public on Friday underpins a shift in Middle East Policy by Biden away from the historically very close ties with the kingdom but also shows the limits.