NSA Ajit Doval Discusses Bilateral Relations With Saudi Leaders

“Hon’ble NSA Shri Ajit Doval paid an official visit to Riyadh on April 19. He was received at the Airport by Ambassador Dr Suhel Khan and Deputy Minister for Political Affairs @KSAmofaEN Ambassador Dr Saud Al-Sati. Later, he had meetings with Energy Minister H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Foreign Minister H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan and National Security Advisor Dr Musaed Al-Aiban,” the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said in a post on X.

Doval’s visit comes amid a possible second round of talks between the US and Iran this week in Pakistan to end the West Asia conflict. The first round of talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan on April 11 and 12 concluded without any agreement.

The visit comes amid a series of active diplomatic engagements by India on global security issues. Just days earlier, on April 17, Doval held extensive talks with Rustem Umerov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council. The meeting highlighted continued strategic dialogue between New Delhi and Kyiv during the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe.