New Delhi, May 13 -- US President Donald Trump, in an announcement from Riyadh, unveiled a historic $600 billion economic partnership with Saudi Arabia, declaring it a cornerstone of his "America First" trade and investment strategy. The deal, described by the White House as "transformative," cements a new era of strategic cooperation between Washington and Riyadh across critical sectors such as AI, defense, energy, infrastructure, and healthcare.

Leading the package is a $20 billion commitment by Saudi data infrastructure giant DataVolt to build AI data centers and energy facilities across the United States. A further $80 billion in joint investments will be made by US tech majors including Google, Oracle, Salesforce, AMD, and Uber, aim...