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- It is subdivided into 100 halalas (Arabic: هللةHalalah).
- On October 24, Saudi Arabia released a 20 Riyal banknote,
- To commemorate its presidency of organizing
- G-20 summit on 21-22 November 2020.
- The new banknote features King Salman and the G20 Saudi summit logo on one side,
- With a world map highlighting G20 countries in a darker shade on the other.
- PoK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has hailed it as a huge snub to Pakistan and tweeted,
- “Saudi Arab removes Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan’s map!!!!“ , it was found that the distort
- But when New Delhi checked tahe mapion was in the Indian map as well.
- India has taken up this serious matter with the Saudi Arabian embassy in New Delhi and the foreign ministry in Riyadh through the Indian mission.
- Since the matter was taken up only on Wednesday, the Indian side is waiting to hear from Riyadh, a source said.
India-Saudi ties
- India and Saudi Arabia’s ties have grown exponentially in recent times.
- In October 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Riyadh during which the Strategic Partnership Council Agreement was signed,
- Identifying India as one of the kingdom’s strategic partner countries under ‘Vision 2030‘ with a high-level partnership council at the leadership level.
Black day
- Saudi Arabia and Iran, the Sunni and Shia shoulders of Islam,
- Refused to allow Pakistan missions to hold public events to observe the 27 October anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India as a Black Day,
- A departure from previous years that signals Pakistan’s shifting equations in West Asia.
- People familiar with the matter said the change in stance adopted by two influential Islamic countries is a reflection of Pakistan’s equations in the Middle East,
- In large measure a fallout of its growing partnership with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who is attempting to establish Turkey’s prominence in the Middle East.
- Pakistan’s proximity to Turkey was on full display this month at the Financial Action Task Force plenary session,
- When Ankara was the only one of the 39 members to push hard for keeping Islamabad out of the global terror financing watchdog’s ‘grey list’ despite its patchy track record.
Will India participate in G20
- While India is a member of the G20, Pakistan is not.
- The G20 summit will take place on November 21-22, 2020 in Riyadh.
- Saudi Arabia will have to make changes to the banknote else it would be untenable for India to participate.
Q) Which of the following is not the member of the G20?
- (a) Indonesia
- (b) Singapore
- (c) Mexico
- (d)Turkey
Q) Which of the following statements regarding G20 summit is correct?
- The very first G20 Summit took place in Washington DC in 2008.
- India will host the G20 Summit for the first time in 2022.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 & 2
- None of the above
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