Saudi Minister Makes Unannounced Visit to Delhi Amid India-Pakistan Tensions

Saudi Minister Unannounced Visit: Amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir arrived in New Delhi on an unannounced visit and met external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday.

Later, Jaishankar posted about the meeting with the Saudi leader saying, “A good meeting with @AdelAljubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia this morning”

He added, “Shared India’s perspectives on firmly countering terrorism,” refering to the India’s military strikes on Wednesday that targeted terrorist infrastructure at nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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Aljubeir's visit to New Delhi comes amid frosty ties between India and Pakistan after the Pagalgam terror attack, that left 26 innocent civilians dead at the popular Baisaran meadow. In a bold response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets, including Bahawalpur, a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit, and Muridke, the base of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said India decided to carry out the "proportionate" strikes to bring the perpetrators and planners of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack to justice as there was "no demonstrable step" from Pakistan to act against terrorist infrastructure on territories under its control.

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Araghchi had ruffled feathers in New Delhi by recently offering to mediate between India and Pakistan, which he had described as brotherly neighbours that are a “foremost priority” for Iran. He had said in a social media post that “Tehran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time”.

Araghchi also made an unscheduled visit to Pakistan on Monday for consultations with the leadership in Islamabad. He then returned to Tehran before flying to New Delhi to signify Iran’s de-hyphenation of its relations with India and Pakistan.

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