The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, represents another diplomatic setback for India. Always and forever,” Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman said in an X post. If Indo-US relations have deteriorated, Indo-Saudi ties are bound to be affected by the fallout of the Saudi-Pakistan mutual defence agreement. Pakistani troops have been stationed in Saudi Arabia for long and the two countries have enjoyed a close defence relationship. The Saudi-Pakistan defence agreement offers further evidence of this trend.