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Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign pact on treating attacks as shared

The agreement described as defensive could complicate India’s crisis planning by altering Pakistan’s strategic position, analysts say.

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Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed an accord in Mecca pledging that an armed attack on any one country would be treated as an attack on all, according to the SCMP Economy.

The governments said the pact is intended to be defensive and not directed at any particular state. Analysts highlighted that its main significance for India may be less about whether it is invoked and more about how it could shift Pakistan’s strategic position and the balance among the three nuclear powers.

SCMP Economy cited strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney, who said the deal institutionalizes a trilateral framework that combines Saudi capital, Turkish defense technology, and Pakistan’s strategic geography.

Chellaney added that even if provisions are never used, the pact’s existence could introduce uncertainty into India’s crisis planning and deterrence, according to SCMP Economy.

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