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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