Synopsis A Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence pact could complicate India’s security environment by deepening military, technological and diplomatic cooperation among the three countries. The article argues India should respond through multi-alignment, stronger Gulf partnerships, naval preparedness and continued engagement with Saudi Arabia and Iran. It may not be a ‘Sunni Nato’, but the latest Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence agreement should give India pause. Breezy commentary in India would seem to suggest that the pact is ‘not aimed’ at India, so we can exhale. There is a whiff of the Nato Article 5 ‘one for all, all for one’ language in the agreement,…
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