Soon after the big defense agreement with UAE, India has now also held an important security meeting with Saudi Arabia. In this meeting held in Riyadh on 28 January 2026, both the countries have taken many major decisions to deal with terrorism, radicalism and new security challenges. This meeting is considered to be India’s attempt to further strengthen its friendship and strategic hold with the Gulf countries.
Important news for you: After UAE, now India joins hands with Saudi Arabia, agreement reached on security and terrorism.
What issues were discussed in the security meeting?
This was the third meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Security Working Group. Vinod Bahade, Joint Secretary of MEA, participated in it from the Indian side. Mainly these points were agreed upon in the meeting:
To stop funding and radicalization of terrorism. Keeping an eye on cyber attacks and misuse of new technologies like AI. To cooperate with each other in law and order and judicial matters. The previous terrorist attacks in India were strongly condemned in the meeting.
Agreements and future goals with UAE
Before talks with Saudi Arabia, India had also signed an important defense agreement with UAE on 19 January 2026. India’s relationship with the Gulf countries is taking a new shape in terms of trade and security, which can be understood from this table:
Topics Important Data Energy Deal $3 billion LNG deal signed between ADNOC Gas and HPCL. Trade target: Target to take the trade to 200 billion dollars by the year 2032. SHANTI LAW A new law was brought for the development of nuclear energy in India. Data Embassy will become India’s first data embassy in UAE for digital security.
The Indian Foreign Ministry has made it clear that India will maintain its strategic autonomy. The American delegation that recently visited India has also acknowledged that these mutual agreements between India and the Gulf countries are necessary for the peace of the entire world. India is focusing on its security without getting involved in any local dispute.
