US-Iran war throws up a new diplomatic stressor for India
· livemint.com
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on 7 August by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, threatens to undermine India’s efforts to recast its ties with West Asia, while giving Islamabad a strategic hedge against New Delhi.
The agreement could potentially pave the way for US-Iran negotiations, which, in turn, could lead to an easing of economic sanctions on Iran. On the other hand,...