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India Examining Mecca Joint Defence Agreement's Impact on National Security, Regional Stability, Says MEA
India is assessing the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact, which treats an attack on one as an attack on all, for security and stability risks.
- On Friday, August 7, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, establishing a trilateral security partnership.
- Under the agreement, an armed attack against any one of the three signatories is treated as an act of aggression against all, aiming to strengthen collective deterrence among the nations.
- Signatories described the pact as purely defensive, with Saudi Arabia stating the arrangement "does not come at the expense of the kingdom" and does not constitute a military axis or religious bloc.
- On Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated India is "examining its implications" for national security and regional stability while remaining committed to protecting its interests.
- Amid a widening West Asia conflict across the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Gulf states are strengthening security coordination while Pakistan continues seeking to mediate between the United States and Iran.
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Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence pact: India ‘examining implications’ on national security, says MEA
Ministry of External Affairs stated that it is evaluating the security and regional peace implications of the newly signed Mecca Defence Pact between Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. The MEA emphasised that India remains fully committed to safeguarding its national interests through all necessary measures.
·New Delhi, India
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Foreign policy expert breaks down India’s options on Mecca pact
New Delhi should deepen existing partnerships and increase defense readiness to meet the new “worrisome reality,” Robinder Nath Sachdev says India has its work cut out in responding effectively to the Mecca pact signed last week between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan, an international relations expert has said. The pact between the three...
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