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Selected Tag: Turkey

Geopolitics

The Mecca Pact’s Nuclear Shadow

The Mecca Pact does not need a nuclear clause to have nuclear consequences. Sometimes the most powerful ingredient is what others believe may lie behind an agreement.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

August 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM IST

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Geopolitics

Attack on One, Attack on All: What the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey Defence Pact Means for India

The pact signals a Gulf push for greater strategic autonomy, but also exposes regional divides and fresh uncertainty over deterrence and alliances.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

August 9, 2026 at 6:14 AM IST

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Briefing

Borrowed Dollars Won’t Fix India’s External Pressures

RBI risks confusing reserve accumulation with resilience as quasi-sovereign FX mobilisation threatens to create future liabilities instead of lasting stability.

V Thiagarajan

May 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM IST

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Indian Goods Get One-Way Duty-Free Entry Into Turkey Via EU-FTA: GTRI

BasisPoint Insight

January 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM IST

Geopolitics

Why the ‘Islamic Nato’ Will Remain a Strategic Mirage

Turkey–Pakistan–Saudi Arabia and the Limits of Sunni Convergence

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

January 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM IST

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Turkey and India: A Relationship Drifting into the Crosswinds

Is Ankara’s current posture towards New Delhi driven by ideological projection or geopolitical calculation—or both?

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

November 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM IST

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