New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- India on Friday stated that it was "closely following" the newly inked trilateral defence agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirming that New Delhi is keeping a close watch on the situation following the signing of the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" by the three nations.

Addressing queries during a weekly media interaction, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal observed, "This is also a development that we are closely following, and we shall keep you updated."

On separate reports concerning Somalia entering into a security pact with Pakistan, Jaiswal remarked, "We continue to closely follow the developments between Somalia and the other country that you me...