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Kargil’s Myths and Realities: A Pakistani Perspective
Twenty five years have passed since Pakistan and India clashed along the Line of Control in a limited terrain in what has come to be known, incorrectly, as the Kargil War. However, the misnaming of that armed conflict as “war”…
India’s 2024-2025 Defense Budget: Incremental Progress at Best
Last month, India and China reached an agreement to disengage from their military standoff on the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and conduct coordinated patrols along friction points. Despite this disengagement, however, India needs to invest in its…
India and Pakistan’s Development of Drones: Implications for Strategic Stability
On 23 August, 2024, a small Indian drone was spotted across the Line of Control in the airspace over Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a reminder of the ever-present tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. While Pakistan claims it shot down the drone,…
Kargil at 25: India Drifts Inchmeal to Defense Reforms
The Kargil war between India and Pakistan in May 1999 effectively constituted the world's first hot war between two nuclear armed nations. In its wake, the war sparked a series of radical changes. Pakistan’s clandestine operations shocked India's political, military,…
India’s Shift to Theater Commands: Response Options for Pakistan
In his address at a recent conference in New Delhi, Indian Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan stressed the importance of strengthening cohesion among India’s armed forces. These remarks came in the wake of several moves over the…
MiG-21: The Flying Coffin of the Indian Air Force
The MiG-21 Fishbed is a single-engine light-weight fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in the early years of the Cold War. It is the most produced supersonic aircraft in aviation history and has been flown by more than 60…