How Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey pact casts a terror shadow over Delhi
Red Fort bomber Umar Un Nabi and other India-linked terrorists had travelled to Turkey, where they met handlers or were radicalised, trained for terror attacks.
A profound Sunni alliance among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey has raised alarming concerns over terrorism in India. The shock of the Red Fort suicide bombing in November 2025 by Umar Un Nabi and Muzammil Shakil, who met their handlers in Ankara in 2022, serves as a stark reminder of the threat. The attack, which left at least 15 dead and 20 injured, utilized unstable TATP explosive outside the Red Fort Metro Station, near the Gauri Shankar Temple in Chandini Chowk.
The Russian intelligence agency, FSB, had detained a terrorist, radicalized in Turkey, planning a suicide bombing in India in 2022. This connection between Turkey and India's terror threats is a cause for serious concern, as Turkey-based operatives have been linked to attacks against India in the past. The Pakistani deep state's history of radicalizing Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for attacks in India, as well as their role in financing Al Qaeda in Afghanistan in the 1990s, adds to the gravity of the situation.
The recent Mecca pact between the three Sunni nations might enable Pakistan-based terror groups to expand their fundraising activities in Riyadh, posing a significant risk to Indian security.
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