STRATEGIC LOCATION OF SAUDI ARABIA
India is an energy hungry country for both military and civilian purposes. In 2013 India had already become the third largest energy consumer in the world. Such a condition has always directed India to the Middle East, which is both geographically close and strategically important.
Location of Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia is bounded by seven countries (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Oman and Yemen) and three water bodies i.e. the Persian Gulf in the east, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba in the west.
- lts extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on ....