The Mecca Pact: What Does The New Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey Deal Mean For India?
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement has brought Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye into a new trilateral security framework. Signed in Makkah on August 7, the
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement has brought Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye into a new trilateral security framework. Signed in Makkah on August 7, the agreement includes a mutual-defence commitment under which an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all three.
For India, the development raises questions about the evolving strategic balance across South Asia and the Middle East. India already has deep economic and strategic ties with Saudi Arabia, while its relations with Pakistan and Türkiye remain more complicated.
New Delhi had previously said it would study the implications of the Pakistan-Saudi defence pact for India's national security and regional stability. n18oc_india News18 Mobile
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