India, Jan. 14 -- Turkey is reportedly moving toward joining a defense pact linking Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan, an agreement under which the two sides consider an attack on either of them as "an aggression against both".

The negotiations are said to be well advanced and an agreement is highly likely Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Those familiar with the talks said an expanded alliance is logical given Turkey's growing convergence of interests with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan across South Asia, the Middle East and parts of Africa.

As mentioned above, the Saudi-Pakistan deal, signed by the two in September last year, states that "any aggression" against one count...