Mains Answer Writing - 9 Aug, 2026

GS2

International Relations

15 marks

The emerging Turkey–Pakistan–Saudi Arabia defence partnership signals a changing security architecture across West and South Asia. Examine its geopolitical significance and implications for India's strategic interests.

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Analyse the agreement as a linkage between West Asian and South Asian security architectures rather than reducing it to another Pakistan-centric challenge for India.
Remember the Pakistan–Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement of 2025, the 2026 Türkiye–Pakistan–Saudi trilateral agreement, Türkiye's NATO membership, India–Saudi Strategic Partnership Council and I2U2.
Avoid portraying Saudi Arabia or the entire partnership automatically as anti-India. Distinguish between Pakistan's strategic gains and Saudi Arabia's broader policy of diversifying its security partnerships.

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