From Gwadar on the Arabian Sea to the Golden Horn in Istanbul, a new geopolitical arc is forming as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey sign the “Mecca Pact.”

Meanwhile, from Mumbai on the Arabian Sea to Piraeus in the Aegean, a parallel arc is stretching, with India, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Cyprus, and Greece forming a new grouping. This bloc is increasingly connected by trade, energy, defense cooperation, and the promise of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).