Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey defence pact: Its text, subtext for India

Who is the Mecca Agreement primarily aimed at? What do Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey get out of it, and what does India need to watch out for? An Expert […]
The Mecca Accord exposes Arab weakness

There is no escaping the essence of Suhrawardy’s arithmetic, that has outlived him, about Arab and Muslim solidarity: ‘Zero plus zero plus zero still amounts to zero’
How India Views the Saudi-Pak Defense Pact: Historical Drivers and Future Concerns
Is India recalibrating Russian oil import strategy? Saudi Arabia discount offer is key

India has indicated several times that it makes decisions to purchase oil from Russia based on commercial reasons and not geopolitics.
C Raja Mohan writes: US-Saudi Arabia need each other, but hitting reset won’t be easy

Riyadh insists on a “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood as a precondition. While the bar MbS has set is low, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces intense pressure from his far-right […]
When Modi meets MbS: A Gulf of opportunities

As PM Modi visits Riyadh, a look Saudi Arabia’s transformation and foreign policy pragmatism