India-Pakistan tensions threaten to derail Saudi prince’s Delhi trip 0 SHARES Share it! Saudi oil rivalry with IranSaudi Arabia currently supplies about 20 percent of India’s crude oil and wants to definitively push aside arch-rival Iran as a source. Iran at one stage last year overtook Saudi Arabia among India’s suppliers but US sanctions since have severely hit the Islamic Republic’s oil business. The crown prince is on a three-country Asian tour as the kingdom seeks to recover its reputation after last year’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The crown prince and the prime minister will lead bilateral talks Wednesday before they are due to issue a statement and announce agreements.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 20, 2019 01:52 UTC