Mecca Defense Alliance puts India’s regional strategy to the test

The world rebuilds its armies... without the US

Last month, India's Defense Ministry announced that it was nearing a deal with France to purchase 114 Rafale fighter jets and, even more importantly, to collaborate on the development of the next generation of military aircraft. It's a good deal for India, fulfilling a key supply need in its air force and boosting its domestic defense industry, with most of the Rafale jets being built in India. France wins as well, receiving much-needed financin…

The Mecca Pact is a test of India’s West Asia strategy

This article is authored by Girish M, research intern, Politics for Impact, Karnataka and Janvi Singhi, independent researcher, Hyderabad.

The Media LIne: A Mecca Pact Without a Playbook Puts India on Alert  - Regional Media News

A Mecca Pact Without a Playbook Puts India on Alert Kuwait invoked the UN Charter's self-defense provision after Iranian attacks, while the Mecca alliance's mutual-defense clause has not been publicly tested By Jacob Wirtschafter / The Media Line [ISTANBUL] The newly established Mecca Defense Alliance [...]

Mecca Defense Alliance puts India’s regional strategy to the test

Kuwait invoked the UN Charter’s self-defense provision after Iranian attacks, while the Mecca alliance’s mutual-defense clause has not been publicly tested