Analyzing the Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact: Strategic Implications Beyond Bilateral Relations

Oct 03, 2025 09:14 pm CST

This analysis examines the recently announced Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement and its broader implications. While the actual text remains undisclosed, this pact potentially extends Pakistan's nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia, raising questions about credibility, regional stability, and international power dynamics. The article explores how this arrangement affects Iran, Israel, India, and Western interests, suggesting the agreement represents less a bilateral security measure and more a strategic positioning in an evolving geopolitical landscape orchestrated partly by US foreign policy under Trump.