Geopolitics
The Mecca Pact: A Neo-Imperial Gambit and India's Imperative for Strategic Recalibration
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a new military pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye, represents a profound structural shift in Gulf security architecture with potential to undermine India's core national security and economic interests. This blatant 'Islamic NATO,' championed by short-sighted Western strategists, is a dangerous gambit that seeks to isolate India and threatens to roll back decades of its hard-earned strategic autonomy and developmental gains in the Gulf region.