Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have entered into the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. The pact sets up a collective defence system that Iran has been offered to join and is now reviewing. The move happens during unresolved Saudi-Houthi tensions.
Observers compare the new alliance to a Muslim Nato or to the old Baghdad Pact. India has dismissed the deal. An Indian official raised doubts over what the agreement has done during live military situations in the member countries. The statement suggests New Delhi is sceptical about the real-world effect of the agreement.