NEW DELHI,SEP 18 : A day after Pakistan and Saudi Arabia inked a strategic defence pact, India on Thursday said it will study implications of the move for its national security as well as for regional and global stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement states that “any aggression against either of the two countries shall be considered as an aggression against both,” according to a Pakistan-Saudi Arabia joint statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a carefully crafted response, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi remains committed to protecting India’s national interests and ensuring “comprehensive national security in all domains.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” was signed by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharif was on a visit to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sealing of the pact came over four months after a four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We have seen reports of the signing of a strategic mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan,” Jaiswal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The government was aware that this development, which formalises a long-standing arrangement between the two countries, had been under consideration,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaiswal said India will “study the implications of this development for our national security as well as for regional and global stability.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The government remains committed to protecting India’s national interests and ensuring comprehensive national security in all domains,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaiswal was responding to a media query on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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