Makkah Defence Pact: Should India be Alarmed? Diplomatically, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have taken a major step by inking the Mecca (Makkah) Joint Defence Agreement. The fact that of the three signatories, Saudi Arabia is the most important, diplomatically as well as economically, cannot be dismissed. This only suggests that the telephone calls rested on their assumption that India was probably alarmed by Mecca Agreement. India, Saudi Arabia RelationsDiplomatically, Saudi Arabia is least likely to take any step that may have a negative impact on its ties with India.