The Royal Crackdown: Saudi Crown Prince is Trying to Consolidate Political Power
On Saturday afternoon, Saudi Arabia launched an ‘anti-corruption crackdown’ detaining many members of the royal family, an act which political experts see as 'power consolidation’ by 32 yr old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
On Saturday afternoon, Saudi Arabia launched an ‘anti-corruption crackdown’ detaining many members of the royal family, an act which political experts see as 'power consolidation’ by 32 yr old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Prabir Purkayastha sheds light on the current political crisis in the kingdom and its impact on the global and regional political dynamics.
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![Raza Kardi, who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the first time in January this year to assist his 70-year-old grandmother in performing Hajj Umrah through an agent from Jhansi, [Uttar Pradesh], was allegedly detained on January 25, 2023, after his photo holding 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' placard in front of Mecca, with laudatory words, went viral back in India.](/sites/default/files/styles/hp_264x150/public/2023-10/bharat%20jodo.jpg.jpeg?itok=7ypwCJZz)
