India watches warily as Bangladesh eyes Mecca defense pact
Bangladesh has spent 55 years avoiding military alliances. It may now be contemplating the rather more complicated business of joining one. Humaiun Kobir, the state minister for foreign affairs, said this week that Bangladesh had expressed interest in the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on August 7. The collective […] The post India watches warily as…
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