FirstUp: PM Modi visits Saudi Arabia, JD Vance to deliver speech in Jaipur… The headlines today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, during which he will meet Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. This will be his first visit to the kingdom in his third term. Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance, who arrived in India on Monday with his wife Usha Vance and their children, will deliver a policy speech at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur. He is expected to speak on broader aspects of India–US relations under the Trump administration

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