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After making strategic defense partnership with United Arab Emirates (UAE), now India is going to make a big agreement with Saudi Arabia in the fight against terrorism. On Wednesday (January 28), India and Saudi Arabia held high-level talks on security and terrorism in Riyadh.
According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the meeting took place amid regional and global security concerns and focused on counter-terrorism measures, legal cooperation and emerging threats. The third meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Security Working Group under the Political, Consular and Security Cooperation Committee of the Strategic Partnership Council was held on January 28.
‘Strongly condemn all forms of terrorism’
The Ministry of External Affairs said that a review was conducted regarding security cooperation and a comprehensive assessment of the threats posed by terrorist groups in their respective regions at the global level. Both India and Saudi Arabia strongly condemned all forms of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism. The authorities particularly condemned the terrorist attack on civilians on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and the terrorist incident that occurred on November 10 near the Red Fort in New Delhi.
The 3rd Meeting of Security Working Group emanating from the ‘Political, Consular, and Security Cooperation Committee’ of India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council was held today in Riyadh. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Vinod Bahade, Joint Secretary (CT) @MEAIndia and… pic.twitter.com/5lcEmKooBC
— India in Saudi Arabia (@IndianEmbRiyadh) January 28, 2026
What issues were discussed?
During the meeting, both sides discussed strengthening cooperation to deal with current and emerging counter-terrorism challenges. These included countering extremism and radicalization, stopping terrorism funding, preventing the misuse of technology for terrorist purposes, and addressing the nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism.
India has good relations with both Saudi and UAE
This conversation is also important because recently during the visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to New Delhi, both the countries have signed a deal on Strategic Defense Partnership. Tension has been seen between India’s key partners UAE and Saudi Arabia over separate issues in Yemen and parts of North Africa. However, Indian officials have emphasized that New Delhi’s defense cooperation with Abu Dhabi is not against any third country but the agreement has been made keeping in mind the interests of India.
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