pak saudi defence pact and its impact on india
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have entered into a mutual defense pact. The agreement declares that aggression against one is aggression against the other. When asked if this places Saudi Arabia under Pakistan's nuclear umbrella, a senior Saudi official avoided specifics, saying only that the pact covers all defensive and military means deemed necessary. Pakistani forces could now in theory deploy to Saudi Arabia with missile systems and a joint air defense network tied to satellites and interceptors. All of this would come on top of the nuclear umbrella that by strategic ambiguity now extends over the kingdom. The details however remain unclear as the pact is not yet public. What is clear is that the talks had been underway for at least two years and the pact comes amid growing anxiety over America’s reluctance to restrain Israel, with the Qatar attack serving as the breaking point. Saudi Arabia was in many ways the poster child of a non-NATO ally. Its loss of trust in US security gua...