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Return to articlePolitical Incentives Will Determine the Next India-Pakistan Missile Agreement
March 9, 2024, marked two years since an Indian BrahMos cruise missile misfired, accidentally landing in Pakistan’s Mian Channu city. While global attention at the time concentrated on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing nuclear risks, the incident in…
Agni-V: The New MIRV Race in South Asia
On March 11, 2024, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced the successful test of a land-based nuclear missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. The missile test, named Mission Divyastra, launched from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island…
What’s In A Name? The Etymology of South Asia’s Missiles
Language not only serves as a means of communication but also exerts a significant psycholinguistic impact on listeners. Specific choices of words can intensify or diminish the importance of any issue and shape perspectives passively. The nomenclature of South Asia's…
اُبھرتی ہوئی میزائل ٹیکنالوجیز : جنوبی ایشیا میں ہتھیاروں کی ایک نئی دوڑ؟
۲۷ جنوری ۲۰۲۳ کو بھارت نے تیسری بار اپنے ہائپرسونک ٹیکنالوجی ڈیمونسٹریشن وہیکل (ایچ ایس ٹی ڈی وی) کا تجربہ کیا اور بعد میں جون میں اوڈیشہ کے ساحل کے قریب 'اگنی پرائم' میزائل کا کامیاب تجربہ کیا۔ اس کے…
Emerging Missile Technologies: A New Arms Race in South Asia?
On January 27, 2023, India tested its Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) for the third time and later successfully tested the ‘Agni Prime’ missile off the coast of Odisha in June. Three months later, India tested extended-range (ER) BrahMos missiles from all three ground,…
SAV Q&A: Understanding the Evolution of Missile Technology in Southern Asia
To celebrate the release of Missile Technologies in Southern Asia, a new online course from the Stimson Center South Asia Program’s Strategic Learning initiative, the SAV editorial team collaborated with Strategic Learning program lead and Stimson Center Research Associate Zeba…