I believe this alliance is primarily aimed at the UAE . It could also be against non state actors like the Houthis.
Here's what I posted in the other forum.
This alliance is not so much against the Iranians , (although that's a consideration too but you don't exactly get into an alliance in the middle of a conflict as jointmanship is a factor which can't materialise in such a short timespan on the go . This isn't juggad ) as it is against the UAE I suspect.
With Qatar out of the equation thanks to Iran taking out a few gas fields which'd take a few years to get back online , Turdogan needs a new sponsor for his weapons program.
That's where KSA comes in with Paxtan to provide the boots on the ground. Paxtan can't afford to go up against Iran with anywhere between 15-20% of its population comprising of Shi'a . Besides why would Turkey open up a front against Iran ?
As far as India goes given KSA has considerable investments in India they'd be cautious not to be drawn into an Indo Pak conflagration which Paxtan would try its best to do.
Turkey doesn't need a second invitation though its participation would be restricted to arms supply & occasional technical support on ground like last time .
India needs to draw KSA into investing more into India & get Indian businesses to invest in KSA. There's no mutual enmity between the two countries though having said that UAE would try to use us against them if this alliance is brought to bear upon the UAE.
As long as the US is still the sole super power they won't let things cross a certain threshold but with the US distracted & over stretched this alliance essentially is also a hedge for the future.
Nonetheless the ME is a snake pit with rapidly shifting loyalties & alliances where people say something think something else & do something entirely different.
Basically like Paxtan all the ME states including Iran & Turkey believe in punching above their weight. We're the exact opposite of these states. Having said that , the deeper we get involved in the ME the more we have our task cut out .
Once again we should've been proactive here & developed ties with Somaliland if we didn't want to establish formal diplomatic ties with them by recognising Somaliland .
Ostensibly the reason we aren't doing so is because Somaliland is a breakaway province of Somalia which is to say our BA Hons in Eng Lit babooos in the MEA are hesitant about setting a precedent given the repercussions it'd have say in Kashmir.
While this is understandable given none of the African countries have recognised it too , it hasn't prevented some of them from having informal ties with Somaliland which we could too given the strategic implications of Turkey having deep strategic & defence ties with Somalia.
This directly impinges on our interest in the IOR especially given Turkey's aim of having an Aircraft Carrier fleet which in all likelihood would be based in Somalia , a base for its space ventures & boots on the ground in the form of bases for its Air Force & Army .
None of the major powers have recognised Somaliland which for all practical purposes is an independent country though not a sovereign state except for Israel. Not even the UAE has done so in spite of having close ties with Somaliland.
I suspect we'd be using our ties with UAE to further our interests in Somaliland which is the wrong way to go about things as there's no convergence of interests between us in that region except for the fact both Turkey & UAE are supporting opposing sides in Africa.
If you want to know another reason Turkey is in an alliance with KSA & Paxtan check out the opposing sides Turkey & the UAE support in active conflicts across Asia & Africa.
This is one of the reasons I suspect this alliance while on the face of it seems aimed at Iran is actually meant to undermine the UAE.
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I think it should be clear now why the President of the UAE Al Nahyan also the ruler of Abu Dhabi made a whistle stop tour of India in January this year with his cabinet meeting Modi for only a couple of hours elevating relations between the UAE & India into a strategic partnership which is short hand for an alliance given India's aversion to formal alliances.
Another example of why the ME is a snake pit & the wheels within wheels within wheels now increasingly becoming a characteristic of foreign affairs throughout the world especially in our immediate & extended neighborhood.