In the same week, Turkey and Brazil signed a defense cooperation deal, Pakistan ordered drones from a US company, US regulators moved to favor weapons manufacturers in small-business rules, and an Indian bank said defense-company stocks could rise sharply, tied to a large government weapons-spending plan.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new mutual-defense pact, but each country sees itself as the senior partner, and none has enough leverage to settle the ranking.
Leaders of the BRICS group of major developing economies met in New Delhi and agreed on artificial intelligence, trade and using currencies other than the dollar, issuing their longest joint statement in years.
Leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies met in New Delhi and agreed to let members settle more trade using their own currencies instead of the US dollar, though no timeline was set.
This week four countries made public claims about military deterrence without fully backing them up.
India leads the 11-country BRICS group this year and is hosting its summit, while Pakistan and Bangladesh are trying to join.
Pakistan told the United States it doesn't have to follow US sanctions on Iran — penalties meant to cut Iran off from world trade.
On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a pact in Mecca promising to defend each other if attacked, similar to NATO's rule that an attack on one member is an attack on all.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new pact promising to defend one another if attacked, as unrest spreads across the Middle East.
In one week, four governments took steps to make their military threats harder to ignore.