Could Saudi Defense Pact Fuel Pak’s Aggression Against India? RIYADH- Even though Saudi Arabia understands the root causes of the conflict between India and Pakistan, its recent defense pact with Islamabad can embolden the Pakistani military and the jihadi groups to target India, a report said on September 20. It emphasized that Saudi Arabia is in no position to dismantle Pakistan’s jihadi outfits and end its longstanding policy of using terrorism as a weapon against India. “The announcement of a strategic defense pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has many ramifications for us and for the region. “We do not, of course, expect Saudi Arabia to get directly involved in a military conflict with India.