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Mecca Pact: India’s Strategic Response

OUR RESPONSE TO MECCA PACT SHOULD COMBINE DETERRENCE, INNOVATION AND DEEPENING GULF TIES Why in the News?   Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, introducing a mutual defence provision among the three countries.   The pact marks a potential realignment of the West Asian security architecture, with implications for …