New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Trita Parsi, author and scholar on Middle East Affairs, and Executive VP of Quincy Institute, has said that the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia military defence pact will further cement India-Israel defence ties. Parsi, during a conversation with ANI, however, cautioned that being close to a country that is being cornered on the global stage is not "a very clever gamble for India."

"From India's point of view, will this (Saudi-Pak defence pact) mean that now possibly our ties with Israel will get closer and deeper, especially the defence aspect of it? That is certainly one direction that the Indian government may go and may feel inclined to go," he said.

He further said that India is playing a gamble by being close to Israe...