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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…
Once Again, Concerns Arise About China-Pakistan WMD Nexus
A few days ago, an Indian news agency, Press Trust of India (PTI), reported that Indian security agencies had intercepted a ship that was bound for Karachi from China at Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva Port. The ship was stopped because it…
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…
The Quad Must Tackle Nuclear Threats in the Indo-Pacific
The leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, popularly known as the Quad, have consistently reaffirmed their commitment to “the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” first through a statement issued in Hiroshima, then at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2023, where…
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,…