by Ausaf Sayeed | Aug 17, 2026 | Geopolitics, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan
Trump’s endorsement changes what the Makkah agreement means. For India, the corridor matters more than the clause. The most revealing comment on the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement since its signing came not from Riyadh, Ankara or Islamabad, but from Washington. On...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Apr 7, 2026 | Geopolitics, India, Middle East, West Asia
The Middle East has become a testing ground for a new multipolar world, one where no single power dominates, but none can enforce rules either. As the United States recalibrates, China advances quietly, and regional actors pursue multi-alignment, the result is not...