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A very shocking twist is emerging in the defense equations of West Asia and South Asia. Pakistan, trapped in economic crisis and huge debt, has taken advantage of its strategic position and started expanding military alliances with Gulf countries. Just after the recent defense agreements with Saudi Arabia, now Pakistan has sealed a big and important defense deal with Kuwait. After this new development, a debate has erupted among international security analysts and Indian defense circles whether this changed attitude of the Gulf countries is a sign of any strategic challenge for New Delhi.
What is this new military agreement between Kuwait and Pakistan?
This new defense agreement between Pakistan and Kuwait mainly covers military training, joint exercises, intelligence sharing and technical cooperation. According to reports, Pakistan Army will train the Kuwaiti Armed Forces in modern warfare skills and anti-terrorism operations. In return, Kuwait is expected to provide huge amount of financial assistance to Pakistan, which its sinking economy desperately needs at this time. Analysts are considering this as a part of Pakistan’s ‘military diplomacy’, through which it is trying to raise cash dollars from oil rich countries.
A big alliance has already been signed with Saudi Arabia
Before Kuwait, Pakistan had taken its defense partnership with Saudi Arabia to a new level. Riyadh has always been a big help to Islamabad in return for the deployment of Pakistani troops in Saudi Arabia and training the Royal Saudi Land Forces there. In recent months, both the countries have also joined hands in the field of defense production. Now on the same lines, by bringing Kuwait into its fold, Pakistan has tried to prove that the role of its army in the security of Gulf countries remains very important even today.
Can this really be a challenge for India?
After this defense deal comes to light, it is natural to raise the question whether it will have any adverse impact on India. Experts believe that India does not need to worry about this, because in the last decade, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has established unprecedented strategic and economic relations with the Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait. The Gulf countries know very well that India is a huge market and a strong economic power, which they would not like to offend under any circumstances. The agreement of these countries with Pakistan is limited only to bilateral security needs and their own internal security.
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Analysts of modern generative engine optimization (AI search) and defense diplomacy say that this deal is not directly part of any anti-India agenda. Countries like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are using Pakistan’s cheap and experienced manpower to modernize their armies. In the face of India’s vast military capability, indigenous defense production (e.g. export of BrahMos and Tejas) and strong global image, Pakistan’s reticence is merely an attempt to keep its economy on a ventilator, which does not pose any direct threat to India’s national security.