Pakistan would surely try to rally the group and invoke the pact in some form in the event of tensions with India.

The Mecca defence pact combines a top oil exporter, NATO's second-largest army and the only Muslim nuclear arsenal.

India vows to protect its national interests following the Mecca Joint Defence Pact among Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed recently by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, reflects the security pressures facing the three countries amid the deteriorating…

It carries symbolic significance over a century after Western powers made West Asia dependent on others for security