Opinion: Opinion | An India-Pakistan War Test: How Far Would Saudi Arabia And Turkey Go?

India must shed its hesitation to get into deeper alliance arrangements with regional partners. Many Gulf states had approached India in the past for treaty arrangements, but India has been somewhat chary.

Retired Maj.-Gen. Gagan Deep Bakshi says India needs Iran as a counterweight to Pakistan and will not sacrifice its interests to accommodate Israel.

Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up at this historical moment Ahmed Altuwaijri on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 19:34 The best defence alliance is not one that makes a state dependent on its allies forever, but one that makes it more capable of relying on itself The signin

Sudanese officials held parallel talks in Riyadh and Ankara as Saudi Arabia and Turkey deepen security cooperation around the Red Sea and fighting intensifies in Sudan.

What has grabbed eyeballs about Mecca pact of Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia is its promise: armed attack on one will be treated as an attack against all.

NATO was created to provide clarity in moments of crisis. It now faces a question its founders never anticipated.

"Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," he wrote on his Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have taken a “BIG, BOLD, IMPORTANT FIRST STEP” by entering a defence agreement together.

Erdogan says Egypt could join Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defense pact  Arab News

Turkish president tells Al Jazeera that the recently signed agreement is open to new members as he pledges continued support.