Shifting Shifts in India’s West Asia Policy

• Signing a mutual defence agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signifies a shift in West and South Asia’s security landscape.

• The agreement, which declares aggression against both countries, is a significant moment for both countries.

• The partnership between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the Islamic world’s only nuclear power, has been institutionalized.

• The timing of the agreement, announced a week after Israel bombed Qatar, underlines the shifting security landscape in the Persian Gulf.

• The shift in US focus away from West Asia has questioned the durability of the old security framework.

• The agreement signals Saudi Arabia’s diversification of its security alliances, providing Pakistan with an opportunity to present itself as a security provider.

• For India, the agreement could complicate its manoeuvres in West Asia.

• It’s unclear whether the agreement offers Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia or an immediate Saudi response if Pakistan is attacked.

• India must prepare for rapid changes in West Asia’s security order and maintain a strategic balance among all pillars of its West Asia policy.

India West Asia Policy is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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