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The Saudi-India dynamic is a layered cake , with many levels of agreement and disagreement . Both countries , nevertheless , have displayed a certain maturity and sagacity in their approach enabling them to set aside minor irritants and emphasize and concentrate on those areas where their broad interests coincided in the long run 19 .
* The author is studying at Symbiosis Law School . Also , she has prior experience of working with Organization : Carnegie Endowment on International Peace , Project Syndicate & Delhi Policy Group . Her areas of interest includes Foreign and Security Policy
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