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Mecca Pact: India's Gulf Advantage Runs Deeper Than Any New Military Agreement
The much-publicised Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan has understandably attracted attention in diplomatic and strategic circles. It is being presented by some as a significant new security alignment in the Middle East and even compared with a regional version of NATO. For India, however, there is little reason...
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Bangladesh Keen To Join Saudi-Pak-Turkey Defence Alliance, Says PM's Top Aide
This gives a new template to Bangladesh's foreign policy at a time when there have been strains over a Sheikh Hasina event in New Delhi even as both countries are working towards a reset in ties.
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Houthis Claim They Attacked Airport, Aramco Facilities In Saudi Arabia
The group "successfully carried out two military operations using drones: the first targeted a sensitive Saudi enemy site at Najran Airport, while the second targeted the Aramco facility in Najran", military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement on Telegram.
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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.
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'Don't Beg': Pakistan's Strict Warning To Hajj Pilgrims In Saudi Arabia
The Pakistani Embassy in Saudi Arabia, in a message aimed at incoming Umrah pilgrims and workers, urged Pakistani nationals to comply fully with Saudi laws and the conditions attached to their visas.
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Opinion | Why A 'Bangladesh' Proposal By Turkish Media Should Worry India
A recent article in Turkish media illustrates how Ankara is turning into a strategic threat for India and its neighbourhood
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Saudi Arabia's New Umrah Visa Rules: Essential Step Mecca Pilgrims Need To Take Before Every Visit
Saudi Arabia's one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa allows multiple visits but requires a new service package and permit for each trip.
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Opinion | How Far Is Saudi Arabia Really Willing To Go For Pakistan?
Riyadh may not afford to fully align its security commitments under the Mecca pact in a way that undermines its relationship with New Delhi.
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Yemen Says 6 Killed In Houthi Strike On Ship In Red Sea
Yemen's coastguard on Tuesday said alleged strikes by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on a cargo vessel killed at least six people near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the country's southern coast.
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"Examining Its Implications": India On Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey's New Defence Pact
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday that India was studying the implications of the agreement amid the wider security turmoil in the Middle East.
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Opinion | Pakistan Might Just Have Signed Itself Into A Difficult Trap With Its 'Saudi' Deal
The Saudi-Pak-Turkey agreement gives Saudi Arabia a shield. But for Pakistan, it could quickly become a strategic nightmare
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Opinion | Three Adversaries Become 4: Why The Saudi-Turkey-Pak Deal Is A Headache For India
With Turkey already in Islamabad's corner and Saudi Arabia now signing up to a mutual-defence pact, Pakistan's bilateral rivalry with India may now become a much wider strategic equation.
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A Flight, An Airstrike, A Blockade: How Yemen's Truce Started Unraveling
The tit-for-tat attacks started July 13 with a Saudi airstrike that hit the runway of the airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, preventing the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a high-ranking Houthi delegation.
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Sofa Factory Fire In Saudi Arabia Kills 16 Bangladeshi Migrant Workers
The foreign ministry reported "the tragic deaths of 16 Bangladeshi nationals in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh" in its Monday statement.
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'3 Flags, 1 Heart': Pak Anthem For Saudi-Turkey Defence Pact Sparks Ridicule
Days after the three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, Pakistan's military media wing released a seven-minute music video celebrating what it presented as a powerful new alliance.
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Mecca Pact: India's Gulf Advantage Runs Deeper Than Any New Military Agreement
The much-publicised Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan has understandably attracted attention in diplomatic and strategic circles. It is being presented by some as a significant new security alignment in the Middle East and even compared with a regional version of NATO. For India, however, there is little reason...
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Bangladesh Keen To Join Saudi-Pak-Turkey Defence Alliance, Says PM's Top Aide
This gives a new template to Bangladesh's foreign policy at a time when there have been strains over a Sheikh Hasina event in New Delhi even as both countries are working towards a reset in ties.
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Houthis Claim They Attacked Airport, Aramco Facilities In Saudi Arabia
The group "successfully carried out two military operations using drones: the first targeted a sensitive Saudi enemy site at Najran Airport, while the second targeted the Aramco facility in Najran", military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement on Telegram.
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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.
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'Don't Beg': Pakistan's Strict Warning To Hajj Pilgrims In Saudi Arabia
The Pakistani Embassy in Saudi Arabia, in a message aimed at incoming Umrah pilgrims and workers, urged Pakistani nationals to comply fully with Saudi laws and the conditions attached to their visas.
-
Opinion | Why A 'Bangladesh' Proposal By Turkish Media Should Worry India
A recent article in Turkish media illustrates how Ankara is turning into a strategic threat for India and its neighbourhood
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Saudi Arabia's New Umrah Visa Rules: Essential Step Mecca Pilgrims Need To Take Before Every Visit
Saudi Arabia's one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa allows multiple visits but requires a new service package and permit for each trip.
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Opinion | How Far Is Saudi Arabia Really Willing To Go For Pakistan?
Riyadh may not afford to fully align its security commitments under the Mecca pact in a way that undermines its relationship with New Delhi.
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Yemen Says 6 Killed In Houthi Strike On Ship In Red Sea
Yemen's coastguard on Tuesday said alleged strikes by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on a cargo vessel killed at least six people near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the country's southern coast.
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"Examining Its Implications": India On Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey's New Defence Pact
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday that India was studying the implications of the agreement amid the wider security turmoil in the Middle East.
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Opinion | Pakistan Might Just Have Signed Itself Into A Difficult Trap With Its 'Saudi' Deal
The Saudi-Pak-Turkey agreement gives Saudi Arabia a shield. But for Pakistan, it could quickly become a strategic nightmare
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Opinion | Three Adversaries Become 4: Why The Saudi-Turkey-Pak Deal Is A Headache For India
With Turkey already in Islamabad's corner and Saudi Arabia now signing up to a mutual-defence pact, Pakistan's bilateral rivalry with India may now become a much wider strategic equation.
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A Flight, An Airstrike, A Blockade: How Yemen's Truce Started Unraveling
The tit-for-tat attacks started July 13 with a Saudi airstrike that hit the runway of the airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, preventing the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a high-ranking Houthi delegation.
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Sofa Factory Fire In Saudi Arabia Kills 16 Bangladeshi Migrant Workers
The foreign ministry reported "the tragic deaths of 16 Bangladeshi nationals in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh" in its Monday statement.
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'3 Flags, 1 Heart': Pak Anthem For Saudi-Turkey Defence Pact Sparks Ridicule
Days after the three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, Pakistan's military media wing released a seven-minute music video celebrating what it presented as a powerful new alliance.
