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2. India-Saudi Arabia

 

2.1. Background2.2. Economy♤ Saudi Arabia today is India’s 4th largest trade partner (after China, USA and UAE) and♤ Saudi Arabia is the 8th largest market in the world for Indian exports and is destination to more than 1.86% (2016-17) of India’s global exports. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia is the source of 5.19% (2016-17) of India’s global imports.2.3. The People♤ Agreement on Labour Cooperation for Domestic Service Workers Recruitment, was signed in 2014.♤ However, full implementation of the policy has implications for Indians in Saudi Arabia. Thus:2.4. Security