The uncertain and turbulent security situation in West Asia took an interesting turn when Saudi Arabia signed a Mutual Defence Agreement with Pakistan on 17th September. The agreement comes close on the heels of an Israeli missile attack into Qatar on 9th September, targeting senior Hamas leadership. Although the attack failed to take out the Hamas leadership, it has sent shock waves across the region.

To add to it, the statements from Israel’s Knesset Speaker that this strike is a message to the entire Middle East and by PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatening Qatar and any other country with more strikes (if required) in case there are ‘terrorists being harboured’, is a chilling reminder of the fragility and failure of security architecture in the region.

Plus, the security guarantees from

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