Saudi Prince and Indian premier set to bolster bilateral ties.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to India starting is expected to be watershed in the time-tested bilateral ties and presents a monumental opportunity to expand collaboration between the two long-time partners in many vital sectors.

Expectations about the economic and investment fallout of the royal visit have skyrocketed following the $20 billion deals the Saudi Crown Prince signed in Pakistan ahead of his delegation's visit to India - the kingdom's fourth largest trade partner after China, the US and Japan.

India's bilateral trade with the kingdom is worth $28 billion. The Gulf country supplies 20 percent of India's crude oil and the Indian diaspora in Saudi Arabia is...

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